CVE-2018-1000101

critical

Description

Mingw-w64 version 5.0.3 and earlier, 5.0.4, 6.0.0 and 7.0.0 contains an Improper Null Termination (CWE-170) vulnerability in mingw-w64-crt (libc)->(v)snprintf that can result in The bug may be used to corrupt subsequent string functions. This attack appear to be exploitable via Depending on the usage, worst case: network.

References

https://sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/mingw-w64/ci/v5.x/tree/mingw-w64-crt/stdio/vsnprintf.c#l12

https://sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/mingw-w64/ci/v5.x/tree/mingw-w64-crt/stdio/snprintf.c#l15

https://sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/bugs/709/?limit=25#1d38/fefc/39aa

https://sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/bugs/709/

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/distributedweaknessfiling/cvelist/master/2018/1000xxx/CVE-2018-1000101.json

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-03-06

Updated: 2021-09-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical