SB2018031904 - Denial of service in Dell EMC NetWorker



SB2018031904 - Denial of service in Dell EMC NetWorker

Published: March 19, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018031904
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1218)

CWE-ID: CWE-120 - Buffer overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in the 'nsrd' daemon. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted messages, trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service to the users of NetWorker systems.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.