Infinite loop in GetSusp - CVE-2018-6687
Published: February 28, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17880
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6687
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
GetSusp
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6687
Install updates from vendor's website.
GetSusp - update to 3.0.0.575