Infinite loop in GetSusp - CVE-2018-6687
Published: February 28, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17880
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6687
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: McAfee
Affected software:
GetSusp
GetSusp
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing data in GetFileVersionInfoW() function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, which when analyzed, will trigger infinite loop and crash the application.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6687
Install updates from vendor's website.