CVE-2018-1000221

pkgconf: 1 byte out of bounds read for 0 length keys

Published Aug 20, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
pkgconf version 1.5.0 to 1.5.2 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in dequote() that can result in dequote() function returns 1-byte allocation if initial length is 0, leading to buffer overflow. This attack appear to be exploitable via specially crafted .pc file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.5.3.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-1891 pkgconf version 1.5.0 to 1.5.2 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in dequote() that can result in dequote() function returns 1-byte allocation if initial length is 0, leading to buffer overflow. This attack appear to be exploitable via specially crafted .pc file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.5.3.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 12:05 AM
Reserved
Aug 20, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 20, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:32 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Aug 24, 2018, 12:00 AM