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CVE-2018-6758

Published: 6 February 2018

The uwsgi_expand_path function in core/utils.c in Unbit uWSGI through 2.0.15 has a stack-based buffer overflow via a large directory length.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that uWSGI mishandled certain input resulting in a stack buffer overflow. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause uWSGI to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
uwsgi
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(2.0.15-10.2)
trusty
Released (1.9.17.1-5ubuntu0.1)
upstream
Released (2.0.15-10.2)
xenial
Released (2.0.12-5ubuntu3.2)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H