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7.4	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in sam2p 0.49.4. This issue affects the function readimage of the file input-bmp.ci. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

There is an invalid free in ReadImage in input-bmp.ci that leads to a Segmentation fault in sam2p 0.49.4. A crafted input will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

The bug was discovered 02/26/2018. The weakness was presented 02/28/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-7554 since 02/28/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108901 (Debian DLA-1340-1 : sam2p security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (108901). See 113844, 113930, 113931 and 113932 for similar entries.

Productinfo

Name

• sam2p

Version

• 0.49.4

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 108901
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-1340-1 : sam2p security update
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OpenVAS ID: 58009
OpenVAS Name: Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1340-1] sam2p security update)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/26/2018 🔍
02/28/2018 +2 days 🔍
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02/28/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/06/2018 +37 days 🔍
04/10/2018 +4 days 🔍
02/16/2023 +1773 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 29
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-7554 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/28/2018 16:32
Updated: 02/16/2023 09:08
Changes: 02/28/2018 16:32 (71), 01/09/2020 13:15 (3), 02/16/2023 09:04 (4), 02/16/2023 09:08 (1)
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