SB2018122117 - Privilege escalation in Dokan
Published: December 21, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018122117
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 security vulnerability.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5410)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling malicious input. A local attacker can supply specially crafted input, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.