Stack-based buffer overflow in abcm2ps - CVE-2018-10753
Published: May 25, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28210
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10753
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Lee S.
Affected software:
abcm2ps
abcm2ps
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the delayed_output() function in music.c in abcm2ps. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file with the application, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-10753
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1DvBEh5D-eW4UkvX3947UQh62i7hUIFN1
- https://github.com/leesavide/abcm2ps/issues/16
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IGDXW2I3MY3QH4PJXLJET5QZZXMXTNWO/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LSTB65NYYCKU7O6RF5B6CYY5IA6CA66Y/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W6DUTXB4EC3TQHTTAAIBKJ54GJTF6Y7V/