SB2018072613 - Remote code execution in The Battle for Wesnoth
Published: July 26, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018072613
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) Code injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1999023)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a code injection in the Lua scripting engine. A remote unauthenticated attacker can load a specially crafted saved games, networked games, replays, and player content to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.