CVE-2019-1010218 Memory corruption in Latest Cherokee Web server
A buffer overflow in Cherokee Web Server allows attackers to crash the service by overwriting argv[0] with an excessively long string.
- 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-2019-1010218?
CVE-2019-1010218 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Latest Cherokee Web server, published on 22 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cherokee Webserver Latest Cherokee Web server Upto Version 1.2.103 (Current stable) is affected by: Buffer Overflow - CWE-120. The impact is: Crash. The component is: Main cherokee command. The attack vector is: Overwrite argv[0] to an insane length with execl. The fixed version is: There's no fix yet.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1010218?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cherokee-Project Cherokee Web Server.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1010218?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1010218 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-2019-1010218 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1010218 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6755-m48f-jwjv.