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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2018-10238 Detail

Current Description

bvlc.c in skarg BACnet Protocol Stack bacserv 0.9.1 and 0.8.5 is affected by a Buffer Overflow because of a lack of packet-size validation. The affected component is bacserv BACnet/IP BVLC forwarded NPDU. The function bvlc_bdt_forward_npdu() calls bvlc_encode_forwarded_npdu() which copies the content from the request into a local in the bvlc_bdt_forward_npdu() stack frame and clobbers the canary. The attack vector is: A BACnet/IP device with BBMD enabled based on this library connected to IP network. The fixed version is: 0.8.6.


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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  9.8 CRITICAL
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Hyperlink Resource
https://sourceforge.net/p/bacnet/bugs/55/
https://sourceforge.net/p/bacnet/bugs/55/
https://sourceforge.net/p/bacnet/code/3168/ Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://sourceforge.net/p/bacnet/code/3168/ Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://sourceforge.net/p/bacnet/code/3169/
https://sourceforge.net/p/bacnet/code/3169/

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:bacnet_protocol_stack_project:bacnet_protocol_stack:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-10238
NVD Published Date:
04/20/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE