CVE-2018-20453

MEDIUM

libdoc < 20171023 - Denial of Service via Heap-Based Buffer Over-Read in getlong Function

Title source: llm

Description

The getlong function in numutils.c in libdoc through 2017-10-23 has a heap-based buffer over-read that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://github.com/uvoteam/libdoc/issues/1

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0094

EPSS Percentile 56.8%

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-125

Status published

Products (1)

libdoc_project/libdoc < 20171023

Published Dec 25, 2018

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026