What is CVE-2018-20451?

CVE-2018-20451 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libdoc Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-12-25.

How severe is CVE-2018-20451?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Libdoc Project

CVE-2018-20451

The process_file function in reader.c in libdoc through 2017-10-23 has a heap-based buffer over-read that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (57.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Libdoc_project Libdoc
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20451?: CVE-2018-20451 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libdoc Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-12-25.
How severe is CVE-2018-20451?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.