Use-after-free in LibSass - CVE-2018-11499

 

Use-after-free in LibSass - CVE-2018-11499

Published: January 5, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85027
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11499
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in handle_error() function in sass_context.cpp in LibSass. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly unspecified other impact.


Affected software

LibSass
IBM Watson Machine Learning Accelerator
IBM Watson Machine Learning on CP4D

How to mitigate CVE-2018-11499

Install updates from vendor's website.

LibSass - update to 3.5.5
IBM Watson Machine Learning on CP4D - update to 2.6.0

External References

Related Security Bulletins