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CVE-2018-1161

Published: Feb 8, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-121
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
66.7%
Top 0.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Quest NetVault Backup 11.2.0.13. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within nvwsworker.exe. When parsing the boundary header of a multipart request, the process does not properly validate the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-4215.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-121CWE-20

Affected Products

Quest
commercial·US
netvault backupOn-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Quest NetVault BackupOn-premDesktop App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Dell Technologies
commercial·USaka dell
NetVault Backup
Enterprise Software

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-004
zerodayinitiative.com

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