Use-after-free error in CX-Supervisor - CVE-2018-17909
Published: October 17, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15393
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17909
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error when processing project files and tampering with a specific byte. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
CX-Supervisor
How to mitigate CVE-2018-17909
Update to version 3.4.2.
CX-Supervisor - update to 3.4.2