CVE-2018-16429

Public Exploit

Description

GNOME GLib 2.56.1 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in g_markup_parse_context_parse() in gmarkup.c, related to utf8_str().

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.41%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gnome.org Vendor Advisory gnome.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/issues/1361 exploit vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3767-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/commit/cec71705406f0b2790422f0c1aa0ff3b4b464b1b patch vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3767-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00029.html mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16429?
CVE-2018-16429 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16429?
To fix CVE-2018-16429, 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-2018-16429 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-16429 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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