Out-of-bounds Read in GNOME Libgxps

CVE-2018-10733

There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function ft_font_face_hash of gxps-fonts.c in libgxps through 0.3.0. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.022 (82.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-10733: held from 0.023 to 0.022.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.022 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10733?
CVE-2018-10733 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNOME Libgxps, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-05-04.
How severe is CVE-2018-10733?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-10733 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.