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.

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

EPSS: 0.032 (86.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Medicomp Medcin_engine
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cret@cert.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, 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.