CVE-2018-17942

The convert_to_decimal function in vasnprintf.c in Gnulib before 2018-09-23 has a heap-based buffer overflow because memory is not allocated for a trailing '\0' character during %f processing.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnulib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:55

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References () https://github.com/coreutils/gnulib/commit/278b4175c9d7dd47c1a3071554aac02add3b3c35 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/coreutils/gnulib/commit/278b4175c9d7dd47c1a3071554aac02add3b3c35 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5UQRNQE6XHMD5UYYHAU3VQWAYHIPMQS/ - () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5UQRNQE6XHMD5UYYHAU3VQWAYHIPMQS/ -
References () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMGHTVYH3KAFN34QXNSGEQDSTV7MCOQW/ - () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMGHTVYH3KAFN34QXNSGEQDSTV7MCOQW/ -
References () https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2018-09/msg00107.html - Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory () https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2018-09/msg00107.html - Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
References () https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=54686 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory () https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=54686 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory

07 Nov 2023, 02:54

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Information

Published : 2018-10-03 08:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:55


NVD link : CVE-2018-17942

Mitre link : CVE-2018-17942

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-17942


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Products Affected

gnu

  • gnulib
CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write