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
EPSS: 0.018 (76.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- File_project File
- Netapp Active_iq_unified_manager
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 29, 30, 31
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.