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Red Hat: CVE-2019-18218: CVE-2019-18218 file: heap-based buffer overflow in cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 21, 2019 | Nov 10, 2021 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 21, 2019
Added
Nov 10, 2021
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c in file through 5.37 does not restrict the number of CDF_VECTOR elements, which allows a heap-based buffer overflow (4-byte out-of-bounds write).
Solutions
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