Improper null termination in Mingw-w64 - CVE-2018-1000101
Published: March 14, 2018 / Updated: March 15, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11073
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000101
CWE-ID: CWE-170
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the snprintf function due to improper termination of a string with a null character. A remote attacker can send malicious input, corrupt subsequent string functions and execute arbitrary code.
The weakness exists in the snprintf function due to improper termination of a string with a null character. A remote attacker can send malicious input, corrupt subsequent string functions and execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
Mingw-w64
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1000101
Cybersecurity is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.