CVE-2018-17076 Denial of service in n/a
A crafted file causes GPP to exhaust stack memory, leading to a segmentation fault and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-17076?
CVE-2018-17076 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
GPP through 2.25 will try to use more memory space than is available on the stack, leading to a segmentation fault or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17076?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (1)
gpp openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2.28-1.1 |
Products include Logological General-Purpose Preprocessor.
How do I fix CVE-2018-17076?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-17076 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17076 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17076, GHSA-gw2g-5r47-23jh, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17076, openSUSE-SU-2024:13313-1.