Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting unixODBC package, versions <0:2.3.1-14.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.32% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-UNIXODBC-8010107
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed2 Jan 2018

Introduced: 2 Jan 2018

CVE-2018-7409  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 unixODBC to version 0:2.3.1-14.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:2336.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream unixODBC package and not the unixODBC package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In unixODBC before 2.3.5, there is a buffer overflow in the unicode_to_ansi_copy() function in DriverManager/__info.c.