SB2018060121 - Fedora 28 update for nodejs-atob
Published: June 1, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018060121
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3745)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when a number is passed from user-supplied JSON-encoded input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious input, trigger memory corruption and access sensitive, uninitialized memory or consume excessive amounts of memory resources, resulting in a DoS condition.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.