What is CVE-2018-10243?

CVE-2018-10243 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oisf Libhtp, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2018-10243?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Oisf Libhtp

CVE-2018-10243

htp_parse_authorization_digest in htp_parsers.c in LibHTP 0.5.26 allows remote attackers to cause a heap-based buffer over-read via an authorization digest header.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.023 (81.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Oisf Libhtp — versions 0.5.26
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10243?: CVE-2018-10243 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oisf Libhtp, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2018-10243?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.