Stack-based buffer overflow in abcm2ps - CVE-2018-10771
Published: May 25, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28211
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-2018-10771
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 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.
Affected software
abcm2ps
Fedora
abcm2ps
Fedora
abcm2ps
How to mitigate CVE-2018-10771
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/open?id=1HE9cht7WJPauA66acyJrEywXX8R4Hg-2
- https://github.com/leesavide/abcm2ps/issues/17
- 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/