CVE-2018-9838
moderate-risk
Published 2018-04-06
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.
Do I need to act?
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8.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Ocaml
Affected Vendors
References (4)
47
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
10/34 · Low
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal