Vulnerability identifier: #VU16548

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20102

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
HAProxy
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor: HAProxy

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper checking of valid DNS responses by the dns_validate_dns_response function, as defined in the dns.c source code file. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious input, trigger an out-of-bounds read access and obtain sensitive information.

Mitigation
Update to version 1.18.15.

Vulnerable software versions

HAProxy: 1.8.0 - 1.8.14, 1.7.0 - 1.7.10, 1.6.0 - 1.6.14, 1.5.0 - 1.5.19, 1.4.0 - 1.4.27, 1.3.0 - 1.3.28.14, 1.2.0 - 1.2.18, 1.1.0 - 1.1.34, 1.0.0 - 1.0.2

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External links
http://www.haproxy.org/download/1.8/src/CHANGELOG

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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.