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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-1161

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Quest NetVault Backup 11.2.0.13.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 66.7%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 66.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Quest NetVault Backup 11.2.0.13. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within nvwsworker.exe. When parsing the boundary header of a multipart request, the process does not properly validate the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-4215.

CVSS 3.0
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
66.69% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-121, CWE-20
Affected
quest/netvault backup
Source
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.