vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2018-8754): libevt vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Mar 18, 2018 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 18, 2018
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
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
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-libevt
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