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CVE-2018-16140 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2018-16140

CVE-2018-16140

HIGH7.8

A buffer underwrite vulnerability in get_line() (read

Published Aug 30, 2018

Modified 1 years ago

Details

A buffer underwrite vulnerability in get_line() (read.c) in fig2dev 3.2.7a allows an attacker to write prior to the beginning of the buffer via a crafted .fig file.

References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00018.html

https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/28/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3760-1/

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16140

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

7.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

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

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedAug 30, 2018

ModifiedAug 5, 2024