CVE-2018-14744 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free vulnerability in the PBC library allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- 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-2018-14744?
CVE-2018-14744 is a critical use after free 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 use-after-free can occur in _pbcM_sp_query in map.c.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14744?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pbc Project Pbc.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14744?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14744 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2018-14744 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14744 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f99j-rvhj-6g37.