SB2019041738 - Out-of-bounds read in freerdp (Alpine package)
Published: April 17, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019041738
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8789)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.
The vulnerability exists due to several out-of-bound read conditions that exist in the NTLM authentication module. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious input, trigger several out-of-bounds read conditions that the attacker can use to cause a DoS condition.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.