Heap-based buffer overflow in MarkLogic - CVE-2016-8384
Published: May 10, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6501
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:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8384
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MarkLogic
Affected software:
MarkLogic
MarkLogic
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in DHFSummary functionality in AntennaHouse DMC HTMLFilter when handling malicious .doc files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .doc file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution.
The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in DHFSummary functionality in AntennaHouse DMC HTMLFilter when handling malicious .doc files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .doc file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-8384
Update to version 8.0-6.4.