Heap-based buffer over-read in libgxps - CVE-2018-10733

 

Heap-based buffer over-read in libgxps - CVE-2018-10733

Published: May 21, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12894
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10733
CWE-ID: CWE-126
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Gnome Development Team
Affected software:
libgxps

Detailed vulnerability description

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.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-10733

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources