VDB-127359 · CVE-2018-18987 · BID 106071

VT-Designer 2.1.7.31 deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in VT-Designer 2.1.7.31. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in deserialization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-18987. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in VT-Designer 2.1.7.31. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

VT-Designer Version 2.1.7.31 is vulnerable by the program populating objects with user supplied input via a file without first checking for validity, allowing attacker supplied input to be written to known memory locations. This may cause the program to crash or allow remote code execution.

The bug was discovered 11/29/2018. The weakness was shared 11/30/2018 by Ariele Caltabiano with Zero Day Initiative (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ics-cert.us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-18987 since 11/06/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 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 vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 106071†). The entry VDB-127358 is related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/06/2018 🔍
11/29/2018 +23 days 🔍
11/30/2018 +1 days 🔍
11/30/2018 +0 days 🔍
12/01/2018 +1 days 🔍
12/05/2018 +4 days 🔍
04/16/2020 +498 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ics-cert.us-cert.gov
Researcher: Ariele Caltabiano
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-18987 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18987
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127359
SecurityFocus: 106071 - INVT Electric VT-Designer Remote Code Execution and Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/01/2018 20:23
Updated: 04/16/2020 16:14
Changes: 12/01/2018 20:23 (58), 04/16/2020 16:14 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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