Stack-based buffer overflow in abcm2ps - CVE-2018-10753
Published: May 25, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28210
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-2018-10753
CWE-ID: CWE-121
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 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.
Affected software
abcm2ps
Fedora
abcm2ps
Fedora
abcm2ps
How to mitigate CVE-2018-10753
Install updates from vendor's website.
abcm2ps - update to 8.13.21
abcm2ps - addressed in versions 8.14.7-2.fc30, 8.14.7-2.fc31, 8.14.7-2.fc32
abcm2ps - addressed in versions 8.14.7-2.fc30, 8.14.7-2.fc31, 8.14.7-2.fc32
External References
- 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/