CVE-2018-17854 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via heap-based buffer over-read in the SIMDComp library, leading to application crashes.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-17854?
CVE-2018-17854 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Oct 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
SIMDComp before 0.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) because it can read (and then discard) extra bytes. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-17427.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17854?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Simdcomp Project Simdcomp.
How do I fix CVE-2018-17854?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-17854 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2018-17854 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17854 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mvj7-26c8-jmvg.