Buffer overflow in Debian Linux - CVE-2018-6358
Published: January 27, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37578
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-2018-6358
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Debian
Affected software:
Debian Linux
Debian Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The printDefineFont2 function (util/listfdb.c) in libming through 0.4.8 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or unspecified other impact via a crafted FDB file.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6358
Install update from vendor's website.