Out-of-bounds Read in GNOME Glib
CVE-2018-16429
GNOME GLib 2.56.1 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in g_markup_parse_context_parse() in gmarkup.c, related to utf8_str().
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.035 (89.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.035 · newest: 0.035 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Glib — versions 2.56.1
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/issues/1361 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3767-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/commit/cec71705406f0b2790422f0c1aa0ff3b4b464b1b (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3767-2/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00029.html (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a4508… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16429?
- CVE-2018-16429 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNOME Glib, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-09-04.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16429?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.