CVE-2018-17942
HIGHGnulib < 2018-09-23 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in convert_to_decimal Function
Title source: llmDescription
The convert_to_decimal function in vasnprintf.c in Gnulib before 2018-09-23 has a heap-based buffer overflow because memory is not allocated for a trailing '\0' character during %f processing.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/coreutils/gnulib/commit/278b4175c9d7dd47c1a3071554aac02add3b3c35
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=54686
Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2018-09/msg00107.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5UQRNQE6XHMD5UYYHAU3VQWAYHIPMQS/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMGHTVYH3KAFN34QXNSGEQDSTV7MCOQW/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0175
EPSS Percentile
82.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (1)
gnu/gnulib
< 2018-09-23
Published
Oct 03, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026