SB2018070204 - OpenSUSE Linux update for unixODBC
Published: July 2, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018070204
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7409)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists in the unicode_to_ansi_copy() function due to buffer overflow. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input, cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
2) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7485)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the SQLWriteFileDSN function due to boundary error. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.