dtSearch up to 7.90.8538.1 search HTTP Request memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in dtSearch up to 7.90.8538.1. This impacts the function Search. Performing a manipulation as part of HTTP Request results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2018-11488. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in dtSearch up to 7.90.8538.1. This affects the function search. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Request leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

A stack exhaustion vulnerability in the search function of dtSearch 7.90.8538.1 and prior allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service condition by sending a specially crafted HTTP request.

The bug was discovered 05/27/2018. The weakness was released 05/29/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-11488 since 05/26/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/26/2018 🔍
05/27/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/29/2018 +1 days 🔍
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05/29/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/09/2020 +621 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-11488 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11488
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118281

Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2018 00:05
Updated: 02/09/2020 11:53
Changes: 05/30/2018 00:05 (56), 02/09/2020 11:53 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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