CVE-2018-7687 (GCVE-0-2018-7687)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-05-21 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:36
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Client for OES Elevation of Privilege via Buffer Overflow
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- Elevation of privilege via buffer overflow.
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7022983 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1093607 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro Focus | Client for Open Enterprise Server |
Affected:
2 SP4 (IR8a) , < 2 SP4 (IR8a)
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2018-05-18 00:00
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