Heap-based buffer overflow in VT-Designer - CVE-2018-18983
Published: November 30, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16182
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-2018-18983
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: INVT Electric
Affected software:
VT-Designer
VT-Designer
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 the program reads the contents of a file (which is already in memory) into another heap-based buffer. A remote unauthenticated attacker can supply specially crafted input, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and cause the program crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-18983
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.