Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2018-14661 |
CWE-ID | CWE-134 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
GlusterFS Server applications / File servers (FTP/HTTP) |
Vendor | Gluster Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU36459
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14661
CWE-ID:
CWE-134 - Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
It was found that usage of snprintf function in feature/locks translator of glusterfs server 3.8.4, as shipped with Red Hat Gluster Storage, was vulnerable to a format string attack. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to cause remote denial of service.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsGlusterFS: 3.8.4
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14661
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00003.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.