SB2018110614 - Privilege escalation in gpsd and microjson
Published: November 6, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018110614
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17937)
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling malicious input. An adjacent attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code via traffic on Port 2947/TCP or crafted JSON inputs.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.