Integer overflow in Cap'n Proto - CVE-2015-2310
Published: August 9, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38509
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2310
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: capnproto
Affected software:
Cap'n Proto
Cap'n Proto
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.
Integer overflow in layout.c++ in Sandstorm Cap'n Proto before 0.4.1.1 and 0.5.x before 0.5.1.1 allows remote peers to cause a denial of service or possibly obtain sensitive information from memory via a crafted message, related to pointer validation.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-2310
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/17/3
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=780565
- https://github.com/capnproto/capnproto/blob/master/security-advisories/2015-03-02-0-c%2B%2B-integer-overflow.md
- https://github.com/capnproto/capnproto/commit/f343f0dbd0a2e87f17cd74f14186ed73e3fbdbfa