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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-20546

There is an illegal READ memory access at caca/dither.c (function get_rgba_default) in libcaca 0.99.beta19 for the default bpp case.

HIGH 8.1EPSS 2.31%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

There is an illegal READ memory access at caca/dither.c (function get_rgba_default) in libcaca 0.99.beta19 for the default bpp case.

CVSS 3.1
8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.31% probability · 82th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-190
Affected
libcaca project/libcaca · canonical/ubuntu linux · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · opensuse/leap
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.