Buffer overflow in The GNU Project | Free Software Foundation, Inc. Barcode
CVE-2018-25154
GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in its code 93 encoding process that allows attackers to trigger memory corruption. Attackers can exploit boundary errors during input file processing to potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- The GNU Project | Free Software Foundation, Inc. Barcode — versions 0.99
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44797 (exploit)
- www.gnu.org/software/barcode/ (product)
- directory.fsf.org/wiki/Barcode (product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-25154?
- CVE-2018-25154 is a critical-severity vulnerability in The GNU Project | Free Software Foundation, Inc. Barcode, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-12-24.
- How severe is CVE-2018-25154?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.