#VU13598 Out-of-bounds read in libsoup


Published: 2018-07-06 | Updated: 2018-07-06

Vulnerability identifier: #VU13598

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12910

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
libsoup
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Gnome Development Team

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of cookie requests. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted cookie request, trigger out-of-bounds memory read and gain access to arbitrary data or cause the service to crash.

Mitigation
Update to version 2.56.0.

Vulnerable software versions

libsoup: 2.40


External links
http://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/commit/db2b0d5809d5f8226d47312b40992cadbcde439f


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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