Buffer overflow in File Project
CVE-2019-18218
cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c in file through 5.37 does not restrict the number of CDF_VECTOR elements, which allows a heap-based buffer overflow (4-byte out-of-bounds write).
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (78.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- File Project
- NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 29, 30, 31
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/file/file/commit/46a8443f76cec4b41ec736eca396984c74664f84 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00032.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4550 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4172-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4172-2/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200115-0001/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-18218?
- CVE-2019-18218 is a high-severity vulnerability in File Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-10-21.
- How severe is CVE-2019-18218?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-18218 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.