CVE-2018-17043 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap-based buffer overflow in doc2txt allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted documents.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-17043?
CVE-2018-17043 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Sep 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
An issue has been found in doc2txt through 2014-03-19. It is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function Storage::init in Storage.cpp, called from parse_doc in parse_doc.cpp.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17043?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Doc2txt Project Doc2txt.
How do I fix CVE-2018-17043?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-17043 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-2018-17043 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17043 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c6w7-8r2g-xvc5.