Buffer overflow in Gnu Libextractor

CVE-2018-14346

GNU Libextractor before 1.7 has a stack-based buffer overflow in ec_read_file_func (unzip.c).

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.021 (79.7th 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

Gnu Libextractor
Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14346?: CVE-2018-14346 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Libextractor, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-14346?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.