CVE-2018-18751

gettext: double free in default_add_message in read-catalog.c

Published Oct 28, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 4.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in GNU gettext 0.19.8. There is a double free in default_add_message in read-catalog.c, related to an invalid free in po_gram_parse in po-gram-gen.y, as demonstrated by lt-msgfmt.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-10467 An issue was discovered in GNU gettext 0.19.8. There is a double free in default_add_message in read-catalog.c, related to an invalid free in po_gram_parse in po-gram-gen.y, as demonstrated by lt-msgfmt.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3815-1 gettext vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3815-2 gettext vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:16 AM
Reserved
Oct 28, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 29, 2018, 12:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:47 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Oct 28, 2018, 12:00 AM