VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-7485
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.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.02%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.02%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- 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
- 3.02% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- unixodbc/unixodbc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103193Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2336
- https://github.com/lurcher/unixODBC/commit/45ef78e037f578b15fc58938a3a3251655e71d6f#diff-d52750c7ba4e594410438569d8e2963aL24Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103193Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2336
- https://github.com/lurcher/unixODBC/commit/45ef78e037f578b15fc58938a3a3251655e71d6f#diff-d52750c7ba4e594410438569d8e2963aL24Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.