Out-of-bounds read in Alpha7 PC Loader

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU18642

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10975

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial service of attack of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Alpha7 PC Loader: 1.1

External links

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-136-02

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

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.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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