PT-2018-14752
CVE-2018-18983
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Published
2018-11-26
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Updated
2018-12-27
Description by
CVSS 3.1
8.8
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
VT-Designer version 2.1.7.31
Description
The issue arises when the program reads the contents of a file into another heap-based buffer, potentially causing the program to crash or allowing remote code execution. This is related to a heap-based buffer overflow during file parsing.
Recommendations
For VT-Designer version 2.1.7.31, consider restricting access to file parsing functionality until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the file parsing feature to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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