Buffer overflow in GNU fribidi
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-18397 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-121 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
fribidi Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | GNU |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerabilities.
Updated: 25.03.2020
Changed bulletin status to patched.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU22621
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18397
CWE-ID:
CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in GNU fribidi when processing a large number of unicode isolate directional characters. A remote attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsfribidi: 1.0.0 - 1.0.7
External linkshttp://github.com/fribidi/fribidi/commit/034c6e9a1d296286305f4cfd1e0072b879f52568
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.
