CVE-2018-11728 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A heap-based buffer over-read in libfsntfs allows remote attackers to disclose information via a crafted NTFS file.

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
Available

What is CVE-2018-11728?

CVE-2018-11728 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jun 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

The libfsntfs_reparse_point_values_read_data function in libfsntfs_reparse_point_values.c in libfsntfs through 2018-04-20 allows remote attackers to cause an information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted ntfs file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/libfsntfs issue 8 on GitHub

Weakness: CWE-200, CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11728?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Libfsntfs Project Libfsntfs.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11728?

No fix published yet.

Is CVE-2018-11728 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-11728 exists.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11728, GHSA-26mc-6xx6-g2q4.

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