Stack-based buffer overflow in Dokan - CVE-2018-5410
Published: December 21, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16654
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5410
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling malicious input. A local attacker can supply specially crafted input, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Dokan
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5410
Update to version 1.2.1.
Dokan - update to 1.2.1