CVE-2018-1000221

Published: Aug 20, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

pkgconf version 1.5.0 to 1.5.2 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in dequote() that can result in dequote() function returns 1-byte allocation if initial length is 0, leading to buffer overflow. This attack appear to be exploitable via specially crafted .pc file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.5.3.

Affected (1)

Products: Pkgconf: Pkgconf

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Pkgconf Pkgconf	From 1.5.0 to 1.5.2

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (2)

https://git.dereferenced.org/pkgconf/pkgconf/pulls/3

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://git.dereferenced.org/pkgconf/pkgconf/pulls/3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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