CVE-2018-20431

MEDIUM

GNU Libextractor <= 1.8 - NULL Pointer Dereference in process_metadata()

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

GNU Libextractor through 1.8 has a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the function process_metadata() in plugins/ole2_extractor.c.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://gnunet.org/bugs/view.php?id=5494
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00015.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4361
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/tree/ChangeLog
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106300

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0057
EPSS Percentile 68.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (3)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
gnu/libextractor < 1.8
Published Dec 24, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026