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A vulnerability was found in NCBI ToolBox up to 2.0.7 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file nph-viewgif.cgi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in nph-viewgif.cgi in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox.
The weakness was released 05/02/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-16717 since 09/08/2018. 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.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 134322 and 134320.
Product
Vendor
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
09/08/2018 🔍05/02/2019 🔍
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09/12/2023 🔍
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2018-16717 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 05/03/2019 06:45Updated: 09/12/2023 07:01
Changes: 05/03/2019 06:45 (36), 06/05/2020 16:36 (17), 09/12/2023 07:01 (3)
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