CVE-2018-14736 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer over-read in the PBC library allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive memory contents via crafted PTYPE_ENUM messages.
- 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-2018-14736?
CVE-2018-14736 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in libpbc.a in cloudwu PBC through 2017-03-02. A buffer over-read can occur in pbc_wmessage_string in wmessage.c for PTYPE_ENUM.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14736?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pbc Project Pbc.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14736?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14736 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-2018-14736 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14736 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rp4v-jwqp-68p6.