Buffer overflow in Uriparser Project
CVE-2018-19198
An issue was discovered in uriparser before 0.9.0. UriQuery.c allows an out-of-bounds write via a uriComposeQuery* or uriComposeQueryEx* function because the '&' character is mishandled in certain contexts.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Uriparser Project
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/uriparser/uriparser/commit/864f5d4c127def386dd5cc926ad96934b297f04e (Patch)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00019.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/uriparser/uriparser/blob/uriparser-0.9.0/ChangeLog (Release Notes)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2280 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-19198?
- CVE-2018-19198 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Uriparser Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19198?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-19198 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.