Risk | Medium |
Patch available | NO |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2017-11114 |
CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Links Other software / Other software solutions |
Vendor | links.sourceforge.net |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU38622
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.1 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11114
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in The put_chars function in html_r.c in Twibright Links 2.14. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted HTML file.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsLinks: 2.14
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/76
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.