Stack-based buffer overflow in abcm2ps - CVE-2018-10771

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Stack-based buffer overflow in abcm2ps - CVE-2018-10771

Published: May 25, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28211
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2018-10771
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
abcm2ps
Software vendor:
Lee S.

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 get_key function() in parse.c in abcm2ps. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it with the affected version of 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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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