Out-of-bounds read in Deadwood - CVE-2014-2031
Published: March 26, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11266
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2031
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Sam Trenholme
Affected software:
Deadwood
Deadwood
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper bounds checking. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to improper bounds checking. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-2031
Update Deadwood to version 3.2.05 or later.