CVE-2018-12889 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in CCN-lite 2.0.1. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in mkAddToRelayCacheRequest and in ccnl_populate_cache for an array lacking '\0' termination when reading a binary CCNx or NDN file. This can result in Heap Corruption. This was addressed by fixing the memory management in mkAddToRelayCacheRequest in ccn-lite-ctrl.c.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ccn-Lite	Ccn-Lite	2.0.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

https://github.com/cn-uofbasel/ccn-lite/issues/279ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/cn-uofbasel/ccn-lite/issues/279ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-12889?

CVE-2018-12889 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). An issue was discovered in CCN-lite 2.0.1. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in mkAddToRelayCacheRequest and in ccnl_populate_cache for an array lacking '\0' termination when reading a binary CCNx...

How severe is CVE-2018-12889?

CVE-2018-12889 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-12889?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ccn-Lite Ccn-Lite.