CVE-2019-10878 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

A bounds check failure in Teeworlds allows remote attackers to trigger memory corruption and potentially execute arbitrary code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-10878?

CVE-2019-10878 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Teeworlds 0.7.2, there is a failed bounds check in CDataFileReader::GetData() and CDataFileReader::ReplaceData() and related functions in engine/shared/datafile.cpp that can lead to an arbitrary free and out-of-bounds pointer write, possibly resulting in remote code execution.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10878?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Teeworlds Teeworlds.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10878?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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

Is CVE-2019-10878 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10878 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-10878, GHSA-m379-528w-v8f7, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10878.

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