Use After Free in Pbc Project

CVE-2018-14744

An issue was discovered in libpbc.a in cloudwu PBC through 2017-03-02. A use-after-free can occur in _pbcM_sp_query in map.c.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.016 (73.2th 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

Pbc_project Pbc
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14744?: CVE-2018-14744 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pbc Project, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-14744?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-14744 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.