CVE-2018-3871CWE-787

An exploitable out-of-bounds write exists in the PCX parsing functionality of Canvas Draw version 4.0.0

High · published July 19, 2018

CVSS v3.0
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
73.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An exploitable out-of-bounds write exists in the PCX parsing functionality of Canvas Draw version 4.0.0. A specially crafted PCX image processed via the application can lead to an out-of-bounds write, overwriting arbitrary data. An attacker can deliver a PCX image to trigger this vulnerability and gain code execution. A different vulnerability than CVE-2018-3870.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01499 · 73.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2018-07-19T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 JUL 19:00Z
    An exploitable out-of-bounds write exists in the PCX parsing functionality of Canvas Draw version 4.0.0
    cvelistv5