CVE-2018-1000046 Deserialization in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote code execution via deserialization in NASA Pyblock when parsing crafted radar data files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-1000046?

CVE-2018-1000046 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

NASA Pyblock version v1.0 - v1.3 contains a CWE-502 vulnerability in Radar data parsing library that can result in remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim opening a specially crafted radar data file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in v1.4.

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000046?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nasa Pyblock.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1000046?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1000046 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2018-1000046 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000046 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-944m-5gj7-vwr7.

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