Out-of-bounds read in file - CVE-2018-10360
Published: June 23, 2018 / Updated: June 25, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13453
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-2018-10360
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Ian F. Darwin
Affected software:
file
file
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the do_core_note function in readelf.c in libmagic.a due to an error when processing malicious input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted crafted ELF file, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-10360
Install update from vendor's website.