CVE-2018-20430

Public Exploit

Description

GNU Libextractor through 1.8 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the function history_extract() in plugins/ole2_extractor.c, related to EXTRACTOR_common_convert_to_utf8 in common/convert.c.

References

Link	Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00015.html	third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4361	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/tree/ChangeLog	third party advisory release notes
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106300	third party advisory vdb entry
https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=b405d707b36e0654900cba78e89f49779efea110	third party advisory patch
https://gnunet.org/bugs/view.php?id=5493	third party advisory issue tracking exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20430?: CVE-2018-20430 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20430?: To fix CVE-2018-20430, 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-2018-20430 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2018-20430 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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Description

Category

CWE-125 – Out-of-bounds Read

References

Frequently Asked Questions