Buffer overflow in Libcaca Project
CVE-2018-20548
There is an illegal WRITE memory access at common-image.c (function load_image) in libcaca 0.99.beta19 for 1bpp data.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.018 (76.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Libcaca_project Libcaca — versions 0.99
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35, 36
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-20548?
- CVE-2018-20548 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libcaca Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-12-28.
- How severe is CVE-2018-20548?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.