CVE-2018-5262 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2018-5262?

CVE-2018-5262 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A stack-based buffer overflow in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of a highly privileged account.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5262?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Flexense Diskboss.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5262?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5262 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-2018-5262 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5262 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2020-36882 Flexsense DiskBoss Application Crash Denial of Service High 8.7
• CVE-2020-36880 Flexsense DiskBoss 'Reports and Data Directory' Buffer Overflow High 8.6
• CVE-2020-36881 Flexsense DiskBoss 'Add Input Directory' Buffer Overflow High 8.6
• CVE-2018-5261 Weak cryptography in n/a High 8.1
• CVE-2017-7310 Memory corruption in n/a High 7.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-w59g-gcwr-m2xr.