Buffer overflow in MarkLogic - CVE-2016-8382
Published: April 24, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37158
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8382
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MarkLogic
Affected software:
MarkLogic
MarkLogic
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An exploitable heap corruption vulnerability exists in the Doc_SetSummary functionality of AntennaHouse DMC HTMLFilter. A specially crafted doc file can cause a heap corruption resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker can send a malicious doc file to trigger this vulnerability.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-8382
Install update from vendor's website.