CVE-2018-9390

Summary

CVE-2018-9390 is a vulnerability affecting a function in gl_proc.c named procfile_write. The issue lies in an incorrect bounds check, resulting in a possible out-of-bounds read of a function pointer. This flaw can lead to local privilege escalation, granting System execution privileges to an attacker without requiring user interaction.

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