CVE-2018-6953 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in the NDNTLV parser allows attackers to cause out-of-bounds memory access, potentially leading to code execution or crashes.
- 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-2018-6953?
CVE-2018-6953 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In CCN-lite 2, the Parser of NDNTLV does not verify whether a certain component's length field matches the actual component length, which has a resultant buffer overflow and out-of-bounds memory accesses.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6953?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ccn-Lite Ccn-Lite.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6953?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6953 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-2018-6953 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6953 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-mcc7-qxrw-m8m8.