SB2017062104 - Privilege escalation in libffi
Published: June 21, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017062104
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000376)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory management errors in implementation of various functions under multiple operating systems. A local or remote attacker can use the GNU_STACK executable to manipulate the heap/stack, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.