CVE-2018-3973

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 6, 2019
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2018-3973: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix