VDB-134321 · CVE-2018-16717 · GCVE-0-2018-16717

NCBI ToolBox up to 2.0.7 nph-viewgif.cgi memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NCBI ToolBox up to 2.0.7. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file nph-viewgif.cgi. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-16717. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NCBI ToolBox up to 2.0.7 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file nph-viewgif.cgi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A heap-based buffer overflow exists in nph-viewgif.cgi in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox.

The weakness was released 05/02/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-16717 since 09/08/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, 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.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-134322 and VDB-134320. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

NCBI

Name

ToolBox

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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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

09/08/2018 🔍
05/02/2019 +236 days 🔍
05/03/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/12/2023 +1593 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-16717 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16717
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134321
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/03/2019 06:45
Updated: 09/12/2023 07:01
Changes: 05/03/2019 06:45 (36), 06/05/2020 16:36 (17), 09/12/2023 07:01 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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