CVE-2018-20542
There is a heap-based buffer-overflow at generator_spgemm_csc_reader.c (function libxsmm_sparse_csc_reader) in LIBXSMM 1.10, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-20541 (which is in a different part of the source code and is seen at a different…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
There is a heap-based buffer-overflow at generator_spgemm_csc_reader.c (function libxsmm_sparse_csc_reader) in LIBXSMM 1.10, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-20541 (which is in a different part of the source code and is seen at a different address).
- 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
- 1.91% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- libxsmm project/libxsmm
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652633Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652635Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/hfp/libxsmm/commit/151481489192e6d1997f8bde52c5c425ea41741dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/hfp/libxsmm/issues/287Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652633Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652635Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/hfp/libxsmm/commit/151481489192e6d1997f8bde52c5c425ea41741dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/hfp/libxsmm/issues/287Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.