CVE-2018-9838

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2018-04-06
CWE:
CWE-190
Bugzilla:
1565468: CVE-2018-9838 ocaml: Integer overflow in byterun/bigarray.c:caml_ba_deserialize() allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2018-9838 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 5.6
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ocaml Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ocaml Will not fix

Last Modified

CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation

Close

Welcome! Check out the Getting Started with Red Hat page for quick tours and guides for common tasks.