CVE-2018-16430

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Published Sep 4, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

GNU Libextractor through 1.7 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in EXTRACTOR_zip_extract_method() in zip_extractor.c.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1501-1	libextractor security update
Debian DSA	DSA-4290-1	libextractor security update
EUVD	EUVD-2018-8270	GNU Libextractor through 1.7 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in EXTRACTOR_zip_extract_method() in zip_extractor.c.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4641-1	libextractor vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.6% (2.600% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105254
https://gnunet.org/bugs/view.php?id=5405
https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=24c8d489797499c0331f4d1039e357ece1ae98a7
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00011.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4290

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Gnu Libextractor

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 10:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 4, 2018, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 10:24 AM
Reserved: Sep 3, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:44 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 4, 2018, 12:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:44 AM

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