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CVE-2018-17825: Adplug Project: Double Free

CVE-2018-17825 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 and affects Adplug Project, along with 1 other product in NVD’s configuration data. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

An issue was discovered in AdPlug 2.3.1. There are several double-free vulnerabilities in the CEmuopl class in emuopl.cpp because of a destructor's two OPLDestroy calls, each of which frees TL_TABLE, SIN_TABLE, AMS_TABLE, and VIB_TABLE.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.1 9.8: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
  • Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
  • Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-415: Double Free

The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.

Affected products

  • Adplug Project: 2.3.1
  • Fedoraproject: 32; 33

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