Use After Free in Sass-Lang Libsass

CVE-2018-11499

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in handle_error() in sass_context.cpp in LibSass 3.4.x and 3.5.x through 3.5.4 that could be leveraged to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly unspecified other impact.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.040 (89.5th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11499?
CVE-2018-11499 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sass-Lang Libsass, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-11499?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-11499 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.