VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-16430
GNU Libextractor through 1.7 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in EXTRACTOR_zip_extract_method() in zip_extractor.c.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.65%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
GNU Libextractor through 1.7 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in EXTRACTOR_zip_extract_method() in zip_extractor.c.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.65% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- gnu/libextractor · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105254Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://gnunet.org/bugs/view.php?id=5405Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=24c8d489797499c0331f4d1039e357ece1ae98a7Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4290Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105254Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://gnunet.org/bugs/view.php?id=5405Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=24c8d489797499c0331f4d1039e357ece1ae98a7Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4290Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.