Memory corruption in Ichitaro - CVE-2008-3919
Published: December 14, 2016 / Updated: March 21, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1316
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3919
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow when processing a malformed file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted JTD document, trick the victim into loading it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow when processing a malformed file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted JTD document, trick the victim into loading it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Affected software
Ichitaro
How to mitigate CVE-2008-3919
Install update from vendor's website.