Buffer overflow in CloudMe - CVE-2018-6892
Published: February 15, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10579
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6892
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: CloudMe
Affected software:
CloudMe
CloudMe
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper bounds checking by the Sync client application. A remote attacker can connect to the “CloudMe Sync” client application listening on port 8888, send a malicious payload, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6892
Update to version 1.11.0 or later.