CVE-2018-3973 describes an exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability within the CAL parsing functionality of Canvas Draw version 5.0.0. A specially crafted CAL image, potentially delivered as a PCX image, can trigger this flaw, leading to arbitrary data overwrites and potential code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) but can result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:canvasgfx:canvas_draw:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:mac:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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