What is CVE-2018-5698?

CVE-2018-5698 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wizardmac Readstat, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2018-5698?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Wizardmac Readstat

CVE-2018-5698

libreadstat.a in WizardMac ReadStat 0.1.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read via an unterminated string.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-01-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wizardmac Readstat — versions 0.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

github.com/WizardMac/ReadStat/issues/108 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5698?: CVE-2018-5698 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wizardmac Readstat, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-5698?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.