VDB
CVE-2018-20451
CVE-2018-20451
PUBLISHED
The process_file function in reader.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.
EPSS 0.31% · 54.3th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.31%
54.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:25.10 | catdoc | 0, 1:0.95-5build1, * |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | catdoc | *, 1:0.95-5, 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | catdoc | 0, 0.94.4-1.1, 1:0.94.3~git20151007.fd634c2+dfsg-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | catdoc | 1:0.95-4.1, 1:0.95-4.2, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | catdoc | 0, 1:0.95-3, * |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | catdoc | 0, 1:0.95-4.1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://github.com/uvoteam/libdoc/issues/2 (nist-nvd)
Timeline
- Dec 25, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20451 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/uvoteam/libdoc/issues/2 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20451 third-party-advisory