CVE-2018-18197 Denial of service in n/a
A large heap request in libgig causes an operator new[] failure, leading to a denial of service condition for applications using the library.
- 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-2018-18197?
CVE-2018-18197 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 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 libgig 4.1.0. There is an operator new[] failure (due to a big pSampleLoops heap request) in DLS::Sampler::Sampler in DLS.cpp.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18197?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linuxsampler Libgig.
How do I fix CVE-2018-18197?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18197 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-2018-18197 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18197 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18197, GHSA-2wm7-g572-487q, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18197.