libsvg2 up to 2012-10-19 svg_string.c svgGetNextPathField memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in libsvg2 up to 2012-10-19. Affected by this vulnerability is the function svgGetNextPathField of the file svg_string.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-17334. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in libsvg2 up to 2012-10-19. Affected by this vulnerability is the function svgGetNextPathField of the file svg_string.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. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in libsvg2 through 2012-10-19. A stack-based buffer overflow in the svgGetNextPathField function in svg_string.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because a strncpy copy limit is miscalculated.

The bug was discovered 09/12/2018. The weakness was shared 09/22/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-17334 since 09/22/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 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.

The entries VDB-124397 and VDB-124398 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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Timelineinfo

09/12/2018 🔍
09/22/2018 +9 days 🔍
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09/23/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/26/2020 +550 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-17334 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-17334
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124399
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2018 08:22
Updated: 03/26/2020 16:38
Changes: 09/23/2018 08:22 (57), 03/26/2020 16:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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