SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control up to 12.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control up to 12.0. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-12897. The attack can only be executed locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control up to 12.0 (Remote Access Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. 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:

SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.1 has a Buffer Overflow.

The bug was discovered 06/15/2018. The weakness was shared 09/07/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at labs.nettitude.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-12897 since 06/26/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 84 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 12.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (47126). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Remote Access Software

Vendor

SolarWinds

Name

DameWare Mini Remote Control

Version

12.0

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.solarwinds.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DameWare Mini Remote Control 12.1

Timelineinfo

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06/26/2018 +10 days 🔍
09/07/2018 +73 days 🔍
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09/08/2018 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: solarwinds.com

Advisory: 153668
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-12897 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12897
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123724
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2018 08:57
Updated: 09/26/2025 08:20
Changes: 09/08/2018 08:57 (61), 03/21/2020 15:27 (1), 05/07/2023 14:11 (4), 09/26/2025 08:20 (24)
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