CVE-2018-16985

Public Exploit

Description

In Lizard (formerly LZ5) 2.0, use of an invalid memory address was discovered in LZ5_compress_continue in lz5_compress.c, related to LZ5_compress_fastSmall and MEM_read32. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.54%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/inikep/lizard/issues/18 vendor advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16985?
CVE-2018-16985 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16985?
To fix CVE-2018-16985, 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-2018-16985 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-16985 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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