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.
                
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    | Source | ID | Title | 
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  EUVD | 
                EUVD-2018-9683 | 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. | 
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T11:01:14.605Z
Reserved: 2018-10-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-17942
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-10-03T08:29:00.430
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:55:15.160
Link: CVE-2018-17942
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