CVE-2018-16430: GNU Libextractor through 1.7 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in EXTRACTOR_zip_extract_method() in zip_extractor.c

High severity · published Sep 4, 2018

CVE-2018-16430

GNU Libextractor through 1.7 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in EXTRACTOR_zip_extract_method() in zip_extractor.c

8.8

CVSS

2.6%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

GNU Libextractor through 1.7 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in EXTRACTOR_zip_extract_method() in zip_extractor.c.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

Required

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Debian Linux · Debian

8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD

Libextractor · Gnu

through 1.7 · source: NVD

Affected product

Debian Linux

Debian

All Debian Linux CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16430

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16430

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105254

Exploit

https://gnunet.org/bugs/view.php?id=5405

Patch

https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=24c8d489797499c0331f4d1039e357ece1ae98a7

Mailing List

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00011.html

Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4290