Vulnerability identifier: #VU67558
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
libconfuse
Other software /
Other software solutions
Vendor: martinh (Martin Hedenfalk)
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a heap-based buffer over-read within the cfg_tilde_expand() function in confuse.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versions
libconfuse: 2.0 - 3.3
External links
http://github.com/libconfuse/libconfuse/issues/163
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EDUT2V62V2XF2IT5TJFPB6P3EQ6X5VLL/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FJKHAPJ6AUWVP4HDGKH4M5A2XXWQI73O/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BSAZK4KAWRWNAFUBBXOYU3PVNH3X7226/
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.