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CVE-2018-40129.0CriticalCWE-119

CVE-2018-4012: Webroot vulnerability

Webroot

Affected: Webroot · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

2.5%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
85th percentile
050100

Higher than 85% of scored CVEs

9.0CriticalCVSS 3.0
LowCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the HTTP header-parsing function of the Webroot BrightCloud SDK. The function bc_http_read_header incorrectly handles overlong headers, leading to arbitrary code execution. An unauthenticated attacker could impersonate a remote BrightCloud server to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

  • WebrootWebroot BrightCloud SDK

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Exploitation
Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public check
No public nuclei template
Vendor
Webroot
Published
January 2019

CoverageNo articles yet

No CyberSIXT article names CVE-2018-4012 yet, so there is no coverage timeline, action brief or change log for it. Everything on this page comes from the public CVE record, CISA KEV, EPSS and the nuclei template index. Search the archive or see the CVEs in the news.

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