CVE-2018-8839
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDelta PMSoft versions 2.10 and prior have multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities where a .ppm file can introduce a value larger than is readable by PMSoft's fixed-length stack buffer. This can cause the buffer to be overwritten, which may allow arbitrary code execution or cause the application to crash. CVSS v3 base score: 7.1; CVSS vector string: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H. Delta Electronics recommends affected users update to at least PMSoft v2.11, which was made available as of March 22, 2018, or the latest available version.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceDelta PMSoft versions 2.10 and prior contain multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities. When a specially crafted .ppm file with oversized values is opened, it overflows a fixed-length stack buffer, potentially enabling arbitrary code execution or causing application crash.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2.10CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed PMSoft versionOpen PMSoft and navigate to Help > About, or locate the PMSoft executable in Program Files and view its file properties to find the version numberAffected if The displayed version is 2.10 or lower (any version <= 2.10)
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Confirm PMSoft is used to open .ppm filesCheck whether the PMSoft installation includes .ppm file association or if users in your environment open .ppm project files within PMSoftAffected if PMSoft is used to process .ppm files - the vulnerability triggers when opening specially crafted .ppm files
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Verify the file parsing component is presentLook for the PMSoft application directory and confirm the file parsing modules exist (typically in the installation folder under the main executable)Affected if The PMSoft application and its file handling components are present on the system
A user is affected if PMSoft version 2.10 or lower is installed AND the application is used to open .ppm project files, as the buffer overflow occurs during .ppm file parsing with oversized values.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to PMSoft v2.11 or the latest version, which was released March 22, 2018, to remediate this vulnerability.
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