Multiple vulnerabilities in procps-ng component in F5 Traffix SDC



Published: 2020-12-28
Risk High
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2018-1126
CVE-2018-1124
CWE-ID CWE-120
CWE-190
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software
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Traffix SDC
Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration

Vendor F5 Networks

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU12992

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 9.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1126

CWE-ID: CWE-120 - Buffer overflow

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper bounds checking. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Traffix SDC: 5.1.0 - 5.1.0 CF 22

External links

http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K83271321
http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K16124204


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU12977

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1124

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to integer overflow in libprocps's file2strvec() function. A local attacker can execute a vulnerable utility (pgrep, pidof, pkill, and w are vulnerable by default; other utilities are vulnerable if executed with non-default options) and gain elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Traffix SDC: 5.1.0 - 5.1.0 CF 22

External links

http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K83271321
http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K16124204


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.



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