CVE-2018-1218 Memory corruption in Dell EMC NetWorker
A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service in Dell EMC NetWorker by exploiting a buffer overflow in the nsrd daemon.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-1218?
CVE-2018-1218 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Dell EMC NetWorker, published on 19 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Dell EMC NetWorker versions prior to 9.2.1.1, versions prior to 9.1.1.6, 9.0.x, and versions prior to 8.2.4.11, the 'nsrd' daemon causes a buffer overflow condition when handling certain messages. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service to the users of NetWorker systems.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1218?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Emc Networker.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1218?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1218 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-1218 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-1218 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell EMC NetWorker
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pqq9-vjxp-gq39.