What is CVE-2018-0429?

CVE-2018-0429 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Thor Video Codec, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-08-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-0429?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Cisco Thor Video Codec

CVE-2018-0429

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Cisco Thor decoder before commit 18de8f9f0762c3a542b1122589edb8af859d9813 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted non-conformant Thor bitstream.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (39.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Thor_video_codec
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-0429?: CVE-2018-0429 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Thor Video Codec, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-08-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-0429?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.