Input validation error in libconfuse - CVE-2018-19760
Published: November 30, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36354
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19760
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
cfg_init in confuse.c in libConfuse 3.2.2 has a memory leak.
Affected software
libconfuse
How to mitigate CVE-2018-19760
Install update from vendor's website.