Out-of-bounds Read in GNOME Libgxps
CVE-2018-10767
There is a stack-based buffer over-read in calling GLib in the function gxps_images_guess_content_type of gxps-images.c in libgxps through 0.3.0 because it does not reject negative return values from a g_input_stream_read call. 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 over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.022 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Libgxps
- Red Hat Ansible Tower — versions 3.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3140 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-10767?
- CVE-2018-10767 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNOME Libgxps, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-05-06.
- How severe is CVE-2018-10767?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-10767 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.