What is CVE-2018-11438?

CVE-2018-11438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libmobi Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-05-30.

How severe is CVE-2018-11438?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Libmobi Project

CVE-2018-11438

The mobi_decompress_lz77 function in compression.c in Libmobi 0.3 allows remote attackers to cause remote code execution (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted mobi file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.027 (84.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Libmobi_project Libmobi — versions 0.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11438?: CVE-2018-11438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libmobi Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-11438?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.