CVE-2018-18983 Memory corruption in n/a
VT-Designer suffers from a memory corruption vulnerability allowing remote code execution or crashes via improper buffer handling.
- 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-2018-18983?
CVE-2018-18983 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Nov 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
VT-Designer Version 2.1.7.31 is vulnerable by the program reading the contents of a file (which is already in memory) into another heap-based buffer, which may cause the program to crash or allow remote code execution.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18983?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Invt Vt-Designer.
How do I fix CVE-2018-18983?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18983 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-2018-18983 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18983 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9m95-gxm6-2qrw.