CVE-2018-17942
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
The convert_to_decimal function in vasnprintf.c in Gnulib before 2018-09-23 has a heap-based buffer overflow because memory is not allocated for a trailing '\0' character during %f processing.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-17942
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-10-03T08:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-08-24T17:37:01
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnulib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2018-09-23 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=54686 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2018-09/msg00107.html | Exploit Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/coreutils/gnulib/commit/278b4175c9d7dd47c1a3071554aac02add3b3c35 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5UQRNQE6XHMD5UYYHAU3VQWAYHIPMQS/ | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMGHTVYH3KAFN34QXNSGEQDSTV7MCOQW/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17942 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-17942 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:30:27 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 12:48:48 | 2018-10-03T08:29Z | 2018-10-03T08:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 12:48:48 | 2020-08-24T17:37:01 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 12:48:48 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |