9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2018-10238
BACnet/IP Buffer Overflow in skarg bvlc.c
Description

bvlc.c in skarg BACnet Protocol Stack bacserv 0.9.1 and 0.8.5 is affected by a Buffer Overflow because of a lack of packet-size validation. The affected component is bacserv BACnet/IP BVLC forwarded NPDU. The function bvlc_bdt_forward_npdu() calls bvlc_encode_forwarded_npdu() which copies the content from the request into a local in the bvlc_bdt_forward_npdu() stack frame and clobbers the canary. The attack vector is: A BACnet/IP device with BBMD enabled based on this library connected to IP network. The fixed version is: 0.8.6.

INFO

Published Date :

April 20, 2018, 7:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 7, 2019, 9:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-10238 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Bacnet_protocol_stack_project bacnet_protocol_stack
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-10238.

URL Resource
https://sourceforge.net/p/bacnet/bugs/55/
https://sourceforge.net/p/bacnet/code/3168/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/bacnet/code/3169/

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-10238 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://sourceforge.net/p/bacnet/code/3169/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://sourceforge.net/p/bacnet/bugs/55/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/bacnet/code/3168/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/bacnet/code/3168/ Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bacnet_protocol_stack_project:bacnet_protocol_stack:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.32 }} 0.00%

score

0.65763

percentile

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