vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2018-17942): gnulib vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 3, 2018 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 3, 2018
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
The convert_to_decimal function in vasnprintf.c in Gnulib before 2018-09-23 has a heap-based buffer overflow because memory is not allocated for a trailing '\0' character during %f processing.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-gnulib
References
- CVE-2018-17942
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-17942
- CWE-787
- EUVD-EUVD-2018-9683
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2018-9683
- https://github.com/coreutils/gnulib/commit/278b4175c9d7dd47c1a3071554aac02add3b3c35
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2018-09/msg00107.html
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=54686
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17942
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