Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability in Canvas Draw 5.0.0 Allows Arbitrary Data Overwrite

Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability in Canvas Draw 5.0.0 Allows Arbitrary Data Overwrite

CVE-2018-3973 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

An exploitable out of bounds write exists in the CAL parsing functionality of Canvas Draw version 5.0.0. A specially crafted CAL image processed via the application can lead to an out of bounds write overwriting arbitrary data. An attacker can deliver a PCX image to trigger this vulnerability and gain code execution.

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