The Gluster file system through versions 3.12 and 4.1.4 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the 'features/index' translator via the code h

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

• debian debian linux8.0
• debian debian linux9.0
• redhat enterprise linux server6.0
• redhat enterprise linux server7.0
• redhat enterprise linux virtualization4.0
• redhat enterprise virtualization host4.0
• redhat gluster storage3.0.0 and later · up to 3.1.2 inclusive
• redhat gluster storage4.1.0 and later · up to 4.1.8 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

• The Gluster Project glusterfs

  • through 3.12 and 4.1.4affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

• CVE-2018-14653The Gluster file system through versions 4.1.4 and 3.12 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the '__server_getspec' function via
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• CVE-2018-1088A privilege escalation flaw was found in gluster 3.x snapshot scheduler.
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• CVE-2018-1127Tendrl API in Red Hat Gluster Storage before 3.4.0 does not immediately remove session tokens after a user logs out.
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• CVE-2017-15087It was discovered that the fix for CVE-2017-12163 was not properly shipped in erratum RHSA-2017:2858 for Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.3 for RHE
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• CVE-2015-1795Red Hat Gluster Storage RPM Package 3.2 allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code as root.
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• CVE-2017-15086It was discovered that the fix for CVE-2017-12151 was not properly shipped in erratum RHSA-2017:2858 for Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.3 for RHE
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FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Root cause

When data is copied, the source length is not compared with the size of the destination buffer. Excess data overwrites adjacent memory.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

1char buf[256];2memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);

1char buf[256];2if (pkt->len > sizeof(buf)) {3  return -EINVAL;4}5memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.