CVE-2018-7487 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2018-7487?

CVE-2018-7487 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 26 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the LoadPCX function of in_pcx.cpp in sam2p 0.49.4. A Crafted input will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7487?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Sam2p Project Sam2p.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7487?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2018-7487 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7487 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-j957-hgr4-pg6p, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7487.