CVE-2018-1161

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.
References
Link Resource
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-004 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:quest:netvault_backup:11.2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2018-02-08 18:29

Updated : 2024-02-04 19:46


NVD link : CVE-2018-1161

Mitre link : CVE-2018-1161

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-1161


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Products Affected

quest

  • netvault_backup
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-121

Stack-based Buffer Overflow