ArchLinuxASA-201807-15[ASA-201807-15] wesnoth: arbitrary code execution
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
61.1%
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201807-15
Severity: High
Date : 2018-07-25
CVE-ID : CVE-2018-1999023
Package : wesnoth
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-741
Summary
The package wesnoth before version 1.14.4-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.
Resolution
Upgrade to 1.14.4-1.
pacman -Syu “wesnoth>=1.14.4-1”
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.14.4.
Workaround
None.
Description
“The Battle for Wesnoth”, which allows arbitrary code execution by
exploiting a vulnerability within the Lua scripting language engine
which allows escaping existing sandbox measures in place and executing
untrusted bytecode
Impact
A remote attacker is able to execute arbitrary code when a user
downloads game content in a multiplayer game or via a player content
distribution server.
References
https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=153227302330837&w=2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/20/1
https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/commit/d911268a783467842d38eae7ac1630f1fea41318
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-1999023
Related
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
61.1%