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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libcaca Project — versions 0.99
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35, 36
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/3860-2/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3860-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00033.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (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.