CVE-2018-5345

Impact:
Important
Public Date:
2017-12-19
CWE:
CWE-121
Bugzilla:
1527296: CVE-2018-5345 gcab: Extracting malformed .cab files causes stack smashing potentially leading to arbitrary code execution

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

A stack-based buffer overflow within GNOME gcab through 0.7.4 can be exploited by malicious attackers to cause a crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code via a crafted .cab file.

Find out more about CVE-2018-5345 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

CVSS3 Base Score 5.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (gcab) RHSA-2018:0350 2018-02-26

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