Input validation error in libmysofa



Published: 2019-03-31 | Updated: 2020-07-17
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-10672
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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libmysofa
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor Christian Hoene

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU31129

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10672

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

treeRead in hdf/btree.c in libmysofa before 0.7 does not properly validate multiplications and additions.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libmysofa: 0.1 - 0.6

External links

http://github.com/hoene/libmysofa/commit/d39a171e9c6a1c44dbdf43f9db6c3fbd887e38c1
http://github.com/hoene/libmysofa/compare/49aa1c7...2ed84bb
http://github.com/hoene/libmysofa/releases/tag/v0.7
http://usn.ubuntu.com/4033-1/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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