7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-7687
Micro Focus OES Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 21, 2018, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:01 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-7687 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 Microfocus client
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-2018-7687.

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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-7687 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-7687 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source SUSE OpenText
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference OpenText https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7022983 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1093607 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference SUSE https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7022983
    Removed Reference SUSE https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1093607
    Removed CVSS V3 SUSE AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3 OpenText AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 SUSE AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 27, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7022983 No Types Assigned https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7022983 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1093607 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1093607 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:client:*:*:*:*:*:open_enterprise_server:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0 *cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:client:2.0:sp3:*:*:*:open_enterprise_server:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7022983 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1093607 [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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.17207

percentile

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