VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-8754
The libevt_record_values_read_event() function in libevt_record_values.c in libevt before 2018-03-17 does not properly check for out-of-bounds values of user SID data size, strings size, or data size.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The libevt_record_values_read_event() function in libevt_record_values.c in libevt before 2018-03-17 does not properly check for out-of-bounds values of user SID data size, strings size, or data size. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/libevt issue 5 on GitHub
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- libevt project/libevt · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/libyal/libevt/commit/9d2cc3ca0a1612a6b271abcacffc2e3eea42925ePatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4160Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libyal/libevt/commit/9d2cc3ca0a1612a6b271abcacffc2e3eea42925ePatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4160Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.