Heap-based buffer over-read in libgxps - CVE-2018-10733
Published: May 21, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12894
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10733
CWE-ID: CWE-126
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 in the function ft_font_face_hash of gxps-fonts.c due to heap-based buffer over-read. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the function ft_font_face_hash of gxps-fonts.c due to heap-based buffer over-read. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Affected software
libgxps
CentOS
Opensuse
Fedora
libgxps
CentOS
Opensuse
Fedora
libgxps
How to mitigate CVE-2018-10733
Install update from vendor's website.
libgxps - addressed in versions 0.3.0-4.fc27, 0.3.0-4.fc28