CVE-2018-1000070 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by sending a malformed message to a Bitmessage client user.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-1000070?
CVE-2018-1000070 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Bitmessage PyBitmessage version v0.6.2 (and introduced in or after commit 8ce72d8d2d25973b7064b1cf76a6b0b3d62f0ba0) contains a Eval injection vulnerability in main program, file src/messagetypes/__init__.py function constructObject that can result in Code Execution. This attack appears to be exploitable via remote attacker using a malformed message which must be processed by the victim - e.g. arrive from any sender on bitmessage network. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in v0.6.3.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000070?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bitmessage Pybitmessage.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1000070?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1000070 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2018-1000070 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000070 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6v4r-9cp8-cpgj.