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HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2018-14653
Gluster File System Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

The Gluster file system through versions 4.1.4 and 3.12 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the '__server_getspec' function via the 'gf_getspec_req' RPC message. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or other potential unspecified impact.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 31, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:49 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-14653 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 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
2 Redhat gluster_storage
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_virtualization
1 Debian debian_linux
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 4
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability in GlusterFS can be remediated by updating the affected packages.
  • Update the affected GlusterFS packages.
  • For Debian systems, update to version 3.8.8-1+deb9u1 or later.
  • For Red Hat systems, update the glusterfs and Red Hat Virtualization packages as per vendor guidance.
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-2018-14653.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14653 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00003.html Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14653 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00003.html Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06 Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-14653 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-14653 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-14653 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-14653 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14653
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00003.html
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A buffer overflow on the heap was found in gf_getspec_req RPC request. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service and read arbitrary files on glusterfs server node. The Gluster file system through versions 4.1.4 and 3.12 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the '__server_getspec' function via the 'gf_getspec_req' RPC message. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or other potential unspecified impact.
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14653 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1633431 [No Types Assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-122
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The Gluster file system through versions 4.1.4 and 3.12 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the '__server_getspec' function via the 'gf_getspec_req' RPC message. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or other potential unspecified impact. A buffer overflow on the heap was found in gf_getspec_req RPC request. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service and read arbitrary files on glusterfs server node.
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1633431 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14653 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-122
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-122 / CWE from CNA not within 1003 View
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-122
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14653 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14653 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00003.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00003.html Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (including) 3.1.2 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.1.0 up to (including) 4.1.4
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 06, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00003.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 01, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.88 }} -0.02%

score

0.74333

percentile