Stack-based buffer overflow in PMSoft - CVE-2018-8839
Published: April 27, 2018 / Updated: April 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12280
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8839
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a .ppm file can introduce a value larger than is readable by PMSoft’s fixed-length stack buffer. A local attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to a .ppm file can introduce a value larger than is readable by PMSoft’s fixed-length stack buffer. A local attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
PMSoft
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8839
Update to version 2.11.