CVE-2018-20431 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00595.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian	Debian Linux
Gnu	Libextractor

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libextractor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1616-1	libextractor security update
Debian DSA	DSA-4361-1	libextractor security update
EUVD	EUVD-2018-12988	GNU Libextractor through 1.8 has a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the function process_metadata() in plugins/ole2_extractor.c.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4641-1	libextractor vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106300
https://gnunet.org/bugs/view.php?id=5494
https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=489c4a540bb2c4744471441425b8932b97a153e7
https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/tree/ChangeLog
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00015.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4361

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-12-24T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T11:58:19.176Z

Reserved: 2018-12-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-20431

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-12-24T05:29:01.600

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:01:28.100

Link: CVE-2018-20431

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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