CVE-2018-1161 is a vulnerability in Quest Software Netvault Backup
Published on February 8, 2018
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Quest NetVault Backup 11.2.0.13. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within nvwsworker.exe. When parsing the boundary header of a multipart request, the process does not properly validate the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-4215.
Weakness Type
What is a Stack Overflow Vulnerability?
A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
CVE-2018-1161 has been classified to as a Stack Overflow vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2018-1161
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Affected Versions
Quest NetVault Backup Version 11.2.0.13 is affected by CVE-2018-1161Exploit Probability
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