Out-of-bounds Read in Lizard Project
CVE-2018-16985
In Lizard (formerly LZ5) 2.0, use of an invalid memory address was discovered in LZ5_compress_continue in lz5_compress.c, related to LZ5_compress_fastSmall and MEM_read32. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.015 (71.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Lizard_project Lizard — versions 2.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16985?
- CVE-2018-16985 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lizard Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-09-13.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16985?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.