What is CVE-2018-13996?

CVE-2018-13996 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Codeplea Genann, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2018-13996?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-13996 known to be exploited?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Codeplea Genann

CVE-2018-13996

Genann through 2018-07-08 has a stack-based buffer over-read in genann_train in genann.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.018 (75.6th 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

Codeplea Genann
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-13996?: CVE-2018-13996 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Codeplea Genann, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2018-13996?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-13996 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.