High severity · published Jun 22, 2018
CVE-2018-12684
Out-of-bounds Read in the send_ssi_file function in civetweb.c in CivetWeb through 1.10 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or Information Disclosure via a crafted SSI…
7.1
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Out-of-bounds Read in the send_ssi_file function in civetweb.c in CivetWeb through 1.10 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or Information Disclosure via a crafted SSI file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CI
Civetweb · Civetweb Project
through 1.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12684
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12684
Patch
https://github.com/civetweb/civetweb/commit/8fd069f6dedb064339f1091069ac96f3f8bdb552
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/civetweb/civetweb/issues/633
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