CVE-2018-10733 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Q: What is CVE-2018-10733?

CVE-2018-10733 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function ft_font_face_hash of gxps-fonts.c in libgxps through 0.3.0. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-10733?

CVE-2018-10733 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2018-10733?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnome Libgxps, Redhat Ansible Tower, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.

Vulnerability Description

There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function ft_font_face_hash of gxps-fonts.c in libgxps through 0.3.0. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnome	Libgxps	<= 0.3.0
Redhat	Ansible Tower	3.3
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Desktop	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Workstation	7.0
Opensuse	Leap	15.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00005.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3140Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1574844ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00005.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3140Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1574844ExploitIssue TrackingPatch

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-10733?

CVE-2018-10733 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function ft_font_face_hash of gxps-fonts.c in libgxps through 0.3.0. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

How severe is CVE-2018-10733?

CVE-2018-10733 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-10733?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnome Libgxps, Redhat Ansible Tower, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.