SB2018081633 - Out-of-bounds write in nodejs (Alpine package)
Published: August 16, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018081633
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12115)
CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds write condition in the Buffer component when used with UCS-2 encoding. A local attacker can cause a targeted system to stop functioning or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.