Micro Focus Client for OES prior 2 SP4 IR8a ncfsd.sys memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Micro Focus Client for OES. This affects an unknown function in the library ncfsd.sys. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-7687. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Micro Focus Client for OES and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality in the library ncfsd.sys. 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:

The Micro Focus Client for OES before version 2 SP4 IR8a has a vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges via a buffer overflow in ncfsd.sys.

The bug was discovered 05/22/2018. The weakness was shared 05/21/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.novell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-7687 since 03/05/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 2 SP4 IR8a eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍
Upgrade: Client for OES 2 SP4 IR8a

Timelineinfo

03/05/2018 🔍
05/21/2018 +76 days 🔍
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05/22/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/22/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/14/2023 +1757 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microfocus.com

Advisory: bugzilla.novell.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-7687 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-7687
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118049

Entryinfo

Created: 05/22/2018 08:53
Updated: 03/14/2023 14:37
Changes: 05/22/2018 08:53 (56), 02/07/2020 19:11 (1), 03/14/2023 14:37 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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