What is CVE-2018-14447?

CVE-2018-14447 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libconfuse_project Libconfuse, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-07-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-14447?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Libconfuse_project Libconfuse

CVE-2018-14447

trim_whitespace in lexer.l in libConfuse v3.2.1 has an out-of-bounds read.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.018 (75.2th 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

Libconfuse_project Libconfuse — versions 3.2.1
Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Not Applicable)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14447?: CVE-2018-14447 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libconfuse_project Libconfuse, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-07-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-14447?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.