Out-of-bounds write in Bro - CVE-2017-1000458
Published: February 19, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10636
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000458
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an out-of-bounds write condition in the ContentLine analyzer component. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause a targeted system to stop functioning.
The weakness exists due to an out-of-bounds write condition in the ContentLine analyzer component. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause a targeted system to stop functioning.
Affected software
Bro
Fedora
bro
Fedora
bro
How to mitigate CVE-2017-1000458
Update to version 2.4.2. or 2.5.2.
bro - addressed in versions 2.5.3-1.fc26, 2.5.3-1.fc27