CVE-2018-18957
It is a stack-based buffer overflow in prepareGooseBuffer in goose/goose_publisher.c.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
An issue has been found in libIEC61850 v1.3. It is a stack-based buffer overflow in prepareGooseBuffer in goose/goose_publisher.c.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 11.57% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 6 November 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- mz-automation/libiec61850
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 8.6% on 21 September 2026 to 11.6% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://github.com/mz-automation/libiec61850/issues/83Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45798/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/mz-automation/libiec61850/issues/83Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45798/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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