Buffer overflow in Medicomp Medcin Engine
CVE-2015-2898
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Medicomp MEDCIN Engine before 2.22.20153.226 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet on port 8190, related to (1) the SetGroupSequenceEx na_setgroupsequenceex function, (2) the FormatDate julptostr function, and (3) the UserFindingCodes addtocl function.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (87.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securifera.com/advisories/CVE-2015-2898-2901/
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/675052 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-2898?
- CVE-2015-2898 is a vulnerability in Medicomp Medcin Engine, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-10-29.
- Is CVE-2015-2898 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.