Heap-based buffer overflow in MarkLogic - CVE-2017-2783
Published: May 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6520
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-2017-2783
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 FillRowFormat functionality when parsing malicious .xls files. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted .xls file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in FillRowFormat functionality when parsing malicious .xls files. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted .xls file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2783
Update to version 8.0-6.4.