Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-9838 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in Ocaml 4.06.0

047910
CVSS 9.8 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
ocaml
CWE-190
critical
nessus
NVD
Published: 2018-04-06
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

The caml_ba_deserialize function in byterun/bigarray.c in the standard library in OCaml 4.06.0 has an integer overflow which, in situations where marshalled data is accepted from an untrusted source, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted object.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Ocaml
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Forced Integer Overflow
    This attack forces an integer variable to go out of range. The integer variable is often used as an offset such as size of memory allocation or similarly. The attacker would typically control the value of such variable and try to get it out of range. For instance the integer in question is incremented past the maximum possible value, it may wrap to become a very small, or negative number, therefore providing a very incorrect value which can lead to unexpected behavior. At worst the attacker can execute arbitrary code.

Nessus

  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2018-391.NASL
    descriptionThis update for ocaml fixes the following issues : - CVE-2018-9838: Integer overflows when unmarshaling a bigarray data could result in a bigarray with impossibly large dimensions leading to overflow when computing the in-memory size of the bigarray. [bsc#1088591] This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2018-04-24
    plugin id109295
    published2018-04-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/109295
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : ocaml (openSUSE-2018-391)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update openSUSE-2018-391.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(109295);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-9838");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : ocaml (openSUSE-2018-391)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the openSUSE-2018-391 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This update for ocaml fixes the following issues :

  - CVE-2018-9838: Integer overflows when unmarshaling a
    bigarray data could result in a bigarray with impossibly
    large dimensions leading to overflow when computing the
    in-memory size of the bigarray. [bsc#1088591]

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update
project."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1088591"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected ocaml packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-compiler-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-compiler-libs-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-emacs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-ocamldoc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-ocamldoc-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-rpm-macros");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-runtime");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-runtime-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-source");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-x11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/04/23");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/04/24");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE42\.3)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "42.3", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-4.03.0-4.3.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-compiler-libs-4.03.0-4.3.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-compiler-libs-devel-4.03.0-4.3.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-debuginfo-4.03.0-4.3.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-debugsource-4.03.0-4.3.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-emacs-4.03.0-4.3.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-ocamldoc-4.03.0-4.3.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-ocamldoc-debuginfo-4.03.0-4.3.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-rpm-macros-4.03.0-4.3.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-runtime-4.03.0-4.3.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-runtime-debuginfo-4.03.0-4.3.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-source-4.03.0-4.3.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-x11-4.03.0-4.3.1") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "ocaml / ocaml-compiler-libs / ocaml-compiler-libs-devel / etc");
}
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2018-559.NASL
    descriptionThis update for ocaml fixes the following issues : - CVE-2018-9838: The caml_ba_deserialize function in byterun/bigarray.c in the standard library had an integer overflow which, in situations where marshalled data is accepted from an untrusted source, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted object. [bsc#1088591] This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2018-06-06
    plugin id110337
    published2018-06-06
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/110337
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : ocaml (openSUSE-2018-559)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update openSUSE-2018-559.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(110337);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-9838");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : ocaml (openSUSE-2018-559)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the openSUSE-2018-559 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This update for ocaml fixes the following issues :

  - CVE-2018-9838: The caml_ba_deserialize function in
    byterun/bigarray.c in the standard library had an
    integer overflow which, in situations where marshalled
    data is accepted from an untrusted source, allows remote
    attackers to cause a denial of service (memory
    corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a
    crafted object. [bsc#1088591]

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update
project."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1088591"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected ocaml packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-compiler-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-compiler-libs-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-emacs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-ocamldoc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-ocamldoc-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-rpm-macros");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-runtime");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-runtime-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-source");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocaml-x11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/06/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/06/06");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE42\.3)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "42.3", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-4.03.0-4.6.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-compiler-libs-4.03.0-4.6.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-compiler-libs-devel-4.03.0-4.6.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-debuginfo-4.03.0-4.6.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-debugsource-4.03.0-4.6.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-emacs-4.03.0-4.6.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-ocamldoc-4.03.0-4.6.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-ocamldoc-debuginfo-4.03.0-4.6.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-rpm-macros-4.03.0-4.6.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-runtime-4.03.0-4.6.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-runtime-debuginfo-4.03.0-4.6.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-source-4.03.0-4.6.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"ocaml-x11-4.03.0-4.6.1") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "ocaml / ocaml-compiler-libs / ocaml-compiler-libs-devel / etc");
}

References