CVE-2018-16742
HIGHmgetty < 1.2.1 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow via Command-Line Parameter
Title source: llmDescription
An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. In contrib/scrts.c, a stack-based buffer overflow can be triggered via a command-line parameter.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-007-mgetty
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0045
EPSS Percentile
36.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (1)
mgetty_project/mgetty
< 1.2.1
Published
Sep 13, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026