What is CVE-2018-12112?

CVE-2018-12112 is a high-severity vulnerability in Md4c Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-06-11.

How severe is CVE-2018-12112?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-12112 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Md4c Project

CVE-2018-12112

md_build_attribute in md4c.c in md4c 0.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation fault and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.013 (66.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Md4c_project Md4c — versions 0.2.6
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Edward-L/my-cve-list

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12112?: CVE-2018-12112 is a high-severity vulnerability in Md4c Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2018-12112?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-12112 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.