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CVE-2018-14618 Detail

Current Description

curl before version 7.61.1 is vulnerable to a buffer overrun in the NTLM authentication code. The internal function Curl_ntlm_core_mk_nt_hash multiplies the length of the password by two (SUM) to figure out how large temporary storage area to allocate from the heap. The length value is then subsequently used to iterate over the password and generate output into the allocated storage buffer. On systems with a 32 bit size_t, the math to calculate SUM triggers an integer overflow when the password length exceeds 2GB (2^31 bytes). This integer overflow usually causes a very small buffer to actually get allocated instead of the intended very huge one, making the use of that buffer end up in a heap buffer overflow. (This bug is almost identical to CVE-2017-8816.)


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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

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

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  Red Hat, Inc.
Base Score:  7.5 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041605 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1880
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14618 Issue Tracking 
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-436177.pdf
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2018-14618.html Vendor Advisory 
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0014 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-03 Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3765-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3765-2/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4286 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-131 Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Reference acceptance level Red Hat, Inc.  
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow Reference acceptance level Red Hat, Inc.  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-14618
NVD Published Date:
09/05/2018
NVD Last Modified:
04/22/2019
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.