Vulnerability identifier: #VU76607

Vulnerability risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11697

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

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

Vendor:

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in the function Sass::Prelexer::exactly(). A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and disclose information or manipulated to read from unmapped memory causing a denial of service.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

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External links
http://github.com/sass/libsass/issues/2656

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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.