Heap-based buffer overflow in NTFS-3G - CVE-2019-9755
Published: April 19, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18324
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9755
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Tuxera
Affected software:
NTFS-3G
NTFS-3G
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when executing the NTFS-3G driver with an overly long relative mount point path. A local usre can create directory structure with specially crafted names, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-9755
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.