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Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CVE-2018-9348

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

In SMF_ParseMetaEvent of eas_smf.c, there is a possible integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service due to resource exhaustion with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound

The software performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published