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CVE-2018-3973

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-02-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

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.

Affected products

• Canvasgfx Canvas Draw: 5.0.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106809
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0638
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106809
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0638

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