CVE-2018-10767

Public Exploit

Description

There is a stack-based buffer over-read in calling GLib in the function gxps_images_guess_content_type of gxps-images.c in libgxps through 0.3.0 because it does not reject negative return values from a g_input_stream_read call. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.85% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1575188 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3140 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-10767?
CVE-2018-10767 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-10767?
To fix CVE-2018-10767, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-10767 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-10767 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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