What is CVE-2018-5359?

CVE-2018-5359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flexense Sysgauge, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2018-5359?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Flexense Sysgauge

CVE-2018-5359

The server in Flexense SysGauge 3.6.18 operating on port 9221 can be exploited remotely with the attacker gaining system-level access because of a Buffer Overflow.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.090 (94.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Flexense Sysgauge — versions 3.6.18
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5359?: CVE-2018-5359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flexense Sysgauge, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-5359?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.