PBC up to 2017-03-02 map.c _pbcM_ip_new memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PBC up to 2017-03-02. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is the function _pbcM_ip_new of the file map.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-12917. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PBC up to 2017-03-02 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function _pbcM_ip_new of the file map.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In libpbc.a in PBC through 2017-03-02, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in _pbcM_ip_new in map.c.

The bug was discovered 06/27/2018. The weakness was presented 06/27/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-12917 since 06/27/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, 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.

See VDB-120029, VDB-120027 and VDB-120026 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 119
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-12917 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12917
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-120028
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2018 08:44
Updated: 03/29/2023 09:41
Changes: 06/28/2018 08:44 (56), 02/22/2020 20:12 (1), 03/29/2023 09:41 (3)
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