CVE-2018-9838 Integer overflow in n/a
Integer overflow in OCaml's bigarray deserialization allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted marshalled data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-9838?
CVE-2018-9838 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The caml_ba_deserialize function in byterun/bigarray.c in the standard library in OCaml 4.06.0 has an integer overflow which, in situations where marshalled data is accepted from an untrusted source, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted object.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9838?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (4)
ocaml SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | All versions | 4.02.1-4.3.2 |
ocaml SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | All versions | 4.02.1-4.6.1 |
ocaml SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.03.0-8.3.1 |
ocaml SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.03.0-8.6.8 |
Products include Ocaml Ocaml.
How do I fix CVE-2018-9838?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2018-9838 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9838 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-9838, GHSA-wc7m-73fq-26mj, MGASA-2019-0124, OSEC-2018-01, SUSE-SU-2018:0983-1, SUSE-SU-2018:1075-1 and 3 more.