CVE-2018-7485
Published: 26 February 2018
The SQLWriteFileDSN function in odbcinst/SQLWriteFileDSN.c in unixODBC 2.3.5 has strncpy arguments in the wrong order, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | introduced by https://github.com/lurcher/unixODBC/commit/4f9f77fb4204659ec9b7be8745d9e05a539c80b9 which is listed as containing the fix for CVE-2018-7409. we will not be backporting the full commit that introduced the regression, so this is marked as not-affected |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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unixodbc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
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| trusty |
Not vulnerable
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| upstream |
Needs triage
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| xenial |
Not vulnerable
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/lurcher/unixODBC/commit/45ef78e037f578b15fc58938a3a3251655e71d6f |
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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 |