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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Red Hat GlusterFS 3.8.4. Affected is the function snprintf. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

It was found that usage of snprintf function in feature/locks translator of glusterfs server 3.8.4, as shipped with Red Hat Gluster Storage, was vulnerable to a format string attack. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to cause remote denial of service.

The bug was discovered 10/31/2018. The weakness was shared 10/30/2018 by Michael Hanselmann as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-14661 since 07/27/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118583 (RHEL 7 : glusterfs (RHSA-2018:3432)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176812 (Debian Security Update for glusterfs (DLA 1565-1)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (118583). The entries 123577, 123573, 123574 and 123575 are related to this item.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Red Hat

Name

• GlusterFS

Version

• 3.8.4

License

• open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 118583
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : glusterfs (RHSA-2018:3432)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/27/2018 🔍
10/30/2018 +96 days 🔍
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11/01/2018 +1 days 🔍
11/01/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/21/2019 +140 days 🔍
06/04/2023 +1536 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: RHSA-2018:3432
Researcher: Michael Hanselmann
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-14661 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 107577 - GlusterFS CVE-2018-10929 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/01/2018 05:45
Updated: 06/04/2023 08:36
Changes: 11/01/2018 05:45 (71), 04/09/2020 10:27 (7), 06/04/2023 08:35 (4), 06/04/2023 08:36 (1)
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