CVE-2018-7487 — HIGH (7.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the LoadPCX function of in_pcx.cpp in sam2p 0.49.4. A Crafted input will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Sam2P Project	Sam2P	0.49.4
Debian	Debian Linux	7.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

https://github.com/pts/sam2p/issues/18ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00004.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/pts/sam2p/issues/18ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00004.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-7487?

CVE-2018-7487 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the LoadPCX function of in_pcx.cpp in sam2p 0.49.4. A Crafted input will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

How severe is CVE-2018-7487?

CVE-2018-7487 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-7487?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Sam2P Project Sam2P, Debian Debian Linux.