Out-of-bounds read in Alpha5 Smart Loader - #VU57411

 

Out-of-bounds read in Alpha5 Smart Loader - #VU57411

Published: October 18, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU57411
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the parsing of A5V files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


Affected software

Alpha5 Smart Loader

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.


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