Red Hat update for Red Hat Enterprise MRG Realtime 2.5
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-5332 CVE-2018-5333 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-787 CWE-476 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
MRG Realtime Server applications / Application servers |
| Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Heap out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU10002
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5332
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the rds_message_alloc_sgs() function due to improper validation of DMA page allocation values. A local attacker can trigger a heap-based out-of-bounds write and cause the system to crash.
Install updates from vendor's website.
MRG Realtime: 2
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0470
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.
2) Null pointer dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU10001
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5333
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the rds_cmsg_atomic function due to insufficient handling of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request, trigger NULL pointer dereference and cause the system to crash.
Install updates from vendor's website.
MRG Realtime: 2
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0470
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.
