What is CVE-2018-7487?

CVE-2018-7487 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sam2p_project Sam2p, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-02-26.

How severe is CVE-2018-7487?

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

Buffer overflow in Sam2p_project Sam2p

CVE-2018-7487

There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the LoadPCX function of in_pcx.cpp in sam2p 0.49.4. A Crafted input will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.012 (65.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Sam2p_project Sam2p — versions 0.49.4
Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7487?: CVE-2018-7487 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sam2p_project Sam2p, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-02-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-7487?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.