GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the command line processing function within cmdline.c. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted input that causes unfreed memory allocations, potentially leading to denial of service conditions.

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Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Barcode cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44798 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.gnu.org/software/barcode/ cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 21:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 19:45:00 +0000

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Description GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the command line processing function within cmdline.c. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted input that causes unfreed memory allocations, potentially leading to denial of service conditions.
Title GNU Barcode 0.99 Memory Leak Vulnerability in Command Line Processing
Weaknesses CWE-401
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-24T20:24:39.099Z

Reserved: 2025-12-24T14:28:02.436Z

Link: CVE-2018-25153

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-24T20:10:21.879Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-24T20:15:50.123

Modified: 2025-12-24T20:15:50.123

Link: CVE-2018-25153

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