What is CVE-2018-14043?

CVE-2018-14043 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Monetra Mstdlib, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-13.

How severe is CVE-2018-14043?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Monetra Mstdlib

CVE-2018-14043

mstdlib (aka the M Standard Library for C) 1.2.0 has incorrect file access control in situations where M_fs_perms_can_access attempts to delete an existing file (that lacks public read/write access) during a copy operation, related to fs/m_fs.c and fs/m_fs_path.c. An attacker could create the file and then would have access to the data.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Monetra Mstdlib — versions 1.2.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14043?: CVE-2018-14043 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Monetra Mstdlib, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-14043?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.