CVE-2018-0496

Description

Directory traversal issues in the D-Mod extractor in DFArc and DFArc2 (as well as in RTsoft's Dink Smallwood HD / ProtonSDK version) before 3.14 allow an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the user's system.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.63%
Vendor Advisory gnu.org Vendor Advisory gnu.org
Affected: n/a DFArc2 before 3.14 unknown
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=9169 vendor advisory
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freedink/dfarc.git/commit/?id=40cc957f52e772f45125126439ba9333cf2d2998 patch vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00033.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-0496?
CVE-2018-0496 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-0496?
To fix CVE-2018-0496, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-0496 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-0496 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-0496?
CVE-2018-0496 affects n/a DFArc2 before 3.14 unknown.
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