Privilege escalation in libffi
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | NO |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-1000376 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
libffi Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | libffi |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption
EUVDB-ID: #VU7137
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000376
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
Description
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.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
libffi: 3.2.1
External linkshttp://www.qualys.com/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txt
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
