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

07 Nov 2023, 02:54

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References
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Information

Published : 2018-10-03 08:29

Updated : 2024-02-28 16:48


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