What is CVE-2018-11723?

CVE-2018-11723 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libpff Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-06-19.

How severe is CVE-2018-11723?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Libpff Project

CVE-2018-11723

The libpff_name_to_id_map_entry_read function in libpff_name_to_id_map.c in libyal libpff through 2018-04-28 allows remote attackers to cause an information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted pff file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/libpff issue 66 on GitHub

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.012 (64.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Libpff_project Libpff
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11723?: CVE-2018-11723 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libpff Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-06-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-11723?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.