CVE-2018-7687 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Micro Focus Client for OES before version 2 SP4 IR8a has a vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges via a buffer overflow in ncfsd.sys.

Published: 2018-05-21

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Micro Focus

Client for Open Enterprise Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2 SP4 (IR8a)`	affected	< 2 SP4 (IR8a)

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:client::::::open_enterprise_server::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:client:2.0:sp3::::open_enterprise_server::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-19403	The Micro Focus Client for OES before version 2 SP4 IR8a has a vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges via a buffer overflow in ncfsd.sys.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00044.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1093607
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7022983

History

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Subscriptions

Microfocus Client

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published: 2018-05-21T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:36:42.898Z

Reserved: 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-7687

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-05-21T20:29:00.240

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:12:32.390

Link: CVE-2018-7687

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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