SB2018042109 - OpenSUSE Linux update for cfitsio
Published: April 21, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018042109
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use of potentially dangerous function (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000166)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to unsafe use of sprintf(). A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.