Heap-based buffer overflow - CVE-2018-19502
Published: November 23, 2018 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33377
CSH Severity: Medium
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-2018-19502
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Local 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 the function excluded_channels() in libfaad/syntax.c. A remote attacker can trigger heap-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
Gentoo Linux
faad2 (Alpine package)
faad2 (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2018-19502
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
faad2 (Alpine package) - update to 2.9.0-r0