Double Free in AdPlug - CVE-2018-17825

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER
 
Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU20336

Double Free in AdPlug - CVE-2018-17825

Published: August 20, 2019 / Updated: June 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU20336
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17825
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in CEmuopl class in emuopl.cpp. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted media file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

AdPlug
Fedora
ocp
adplug
audacious-plugins

How to mitigate CVE-2018-17825

Install updates from vendor's website.

AdPlug - update to 2.3.3
ocp - addressed in versions 0.1.22-0.28.git849cc42.fc32, 0.1.22-0.28.git849cc42.fc33
adplug - addressed in versions 2.2.1-7.fc28, 2.2.1-7.fc29, 2.3.3-1.el7, 2.3.3-1.el8, 2.3.3-1.fc32, 2.3.3-1.fc33
audacious-plugins - addressed in versions 3.10.1-7.fc32, 4.0.5-3.el7, 4.0.5-3.el8, 4.0.5-3.fc33

External References

Related Security Bulletins