Out-of-bounds Read in Bitdefender Scan Engines
CVE-2018-18059
An issue was discovered in Bitdefender Engines before 7.76675. A vulnerability has been discovered in the rar.xmd parser that results from a lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. Paired with other vulnerabilities, this can result in denial-of-service. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.bitdefender.com/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/bitdefender-rar-xmd-rar-parsing… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-18059?
- CVE-2018-18059 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bitdefender Scan Engines, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-05-24.
- How severe is CVE-2018-18059?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.