VDB
CVE-2018-20453
CVE-2018-20453
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 0.94% · 58.7th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.94%
58.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | catdoc | 1:0.95-4.2, 1:0.95-4.1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | catdoc | 0, 1:0.95-5build1, 1:0.95-6 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | catdoc | *, 0, 1:0.95-4.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | catdoc | 1:0.95-4.1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | catdoc | 1:0.95-5build1, 0, 1:0.95-5 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | catdoc | *, 0, 1:0.94.3~git20160113.dbc9ec6+dfsg-1 |
Timeline
- Dec 25, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 10, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20453 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/uvoteam/libdoc/issues/1 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20453 third-party-advisory