CVE-2018-19517: Medium severity Sysstat Project Sysstat vulnerability

Published Nov 24, 2018
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Updated

An issue was discovered in sysstat 12.1.1. The remapstruct function in sacommon.c has an out-of-bounds read during a memset call, as demonstrated by sadf.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Sysstat Project Sysstat=12.1.1

Event History

Nov 24, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2018-19517.

2

What is the severity level of CVE-2018-19517?

The severity level of CVE-2018-19517 is medium.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2018-19517?

CVE-2018-19517 affects the Sysstat software version 12.1.1.

4

What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) ID for CVE-2018-19517?

The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) ID for CVE-2018-19517 is CWE-125.

5

Is there any reference available for CVE-2018-19517?

Yes, you can refer to the following link for more information on CVE-2018-19517: [GitHub - sysstat/sysstat - Issue #199](https://github.com/sysstat/sysstat/issues/199)

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