CVE-2018-12897 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.1 has a Buffer Overflow.

Published: 2018-09-07

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 1.7% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:dameware_mini_remote_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-4850	SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.1 has a Buffer Overflow.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01672.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153668/DameWare-Remote-Support-12.0.0.509-Buffer-Overflow.html
https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/solarwinds-cve-2018-12897-dameware-mini-remote-control-local-seh-buffer-overflow/

History

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Subscriptions

Solarwinds Dameware Mini Remote Control

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-09-07T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T08:45:02.558Z

Reserved: 2018-06-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-12897

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-09-07T22:29:00.400

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:38:32.350

Link: CVE-2018-12897

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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