Buffer overflow in QNAP QTS - CVE-2018-14749

 

Buffer overflow in QNAP QTS - CVE-2018-14749

Published: November 23, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16039
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14749
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: QNAP Systems, Inc.
Affected software:
QNAP QTS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to buffer overflow. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-14749

The vulnerability has been fixed in the versions 4.3.5 build 20181110, 4.3.4 build 20181026, 4.3.3 build 20181029, 4.2.6 build 20181026.

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