# CVE-2018-18224: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers can read out-of-bounds memory or crash the application via a buffer over-read in the Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK on non-Windows platforms.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 19 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vwpw-6vc6-37gq

## What is CVE-2018-18224?

CVE-2018-18224 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Outside in Technology, published on 19 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

A vulnerability exists in the file reading procedure in Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK 2019Update1 on non-Windows platforms in which attackers could perform read operations past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This can allow attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a crash.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18224?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Opendesign Drawings Sdk, Oracle Outside in Technology.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-18224?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18224 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-18224 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18224 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Outside in Technology

- [CVE-2018-18223](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18223/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-5180](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5180/): Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability exists in ODA Drawings SDK before 2024.12 (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-5179](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5179/): Memory corruption in ODA Drawings SDK - All Versions < 2024.10 (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-22669](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22669/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-22670](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22670/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-18224 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-18224 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Outside in Technology, published on 19 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18224 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Outside in Technology. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18224/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18224/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18224
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18224
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-18224

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