PT-2018-10789 · Libyal · Libfsntfs

Published 2018-06-19 · Updated 2024-08-05 · CVE-2018-11730

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libfsntfs versions through 2018-04-20

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted ntfs file, specifically through a double-free in the libfsntfs security descriptor values free function. The vendor has disputed this issue, as described in libyal/libfsntfs issue 8 on GitHub.

Recommendations For versions through 2018-04-20, consider disabling the libfsntfs security descriptor values free function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to crafted ntfs files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Double Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-415

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-11730

Affected Products

Libfsntfs

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11730 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-11730 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-11730 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11730 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11730 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11730 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11730 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/89148 · Telegram Post
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148115/libfsntfs-20180420-Information-Disclosure.html · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/17 · Note