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CVE-2018-7409

Published: 22 February 2018

In unixODBC before 2.3.5, there is a buffer overflow in the unicode_to_ansi_copy() function in DriverManager/__info.c.

Notes

AuthorNote
Priority reason:
One-byte buffer overflow that isn't attacker controlled, DoS only
mdeslaur
One-byte buffer overflow that isn't attacker controlled, DoS
only
The commit listed below is for the whole new version, this CVE
is only the two string terminator changes to __info.c in the
unicode_to_ansi_copy() function.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
unixodbc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic
Released (2.3.4-1.1ubuntu3)
cosmic
Released (2.3.4-1.1ubuntu3)
disco
Released (2.3.4-1.1ubuntu3)
eoan
Released (2.3.4-1.1ubuntu3)
focal
Released (2.3.4-1.1ubuntu3)
groovy
Released (2.3.4-1.1ubuntu3)
hirsute
Released (2.3.4-1.1ubuntu3)
impish
Released (2.3.4-1.1ubuntu3)
jammy
Released (2.3.4-1.1ubuntu3)
kinetic
Released (2.3.4-1.1ubuntu3)
lunar
Released (2.3.4-1.1ubuntu3)
trusty
Released (2.2.14p2-5ubuntu5+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (2.3.5)
xenial
Released (2.3.1-4.1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceforge.net/p/unixodbc/code/136/
upstream: https://github.com/lurcher/unixODBC/commit/4f9f77fb4204659ec9b7be8745d9e05a539c80b9

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H