CVE-2018-20542

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Published Dec 28, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

There is a heap-based buffer-overflow at generator_spgemm_csc_reader.c (function libxsmm_sparse_csc_reader) in LIBXSMM 1.10, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-20541 (which is in a different part of the source code and is seen at a different address).

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libxsmm_project:libxsmm:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-13096	There is a heap-based buffer-overflow at generator_spgemm_csc_reader.c (function libxsmm_sparse_csc_reader) in LIBXSMM 1.10, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-20541 (which is in a different part of the source code and is seen at a different address).

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: 1.9% (1.913% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652633
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652635
https://github.com/hfp/libxsmm/commit/151481489192e6d1997f8bde52c5c425ea41741d
https://github.com/hfp/libxsmm/issues/287

History

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Subscriptions

Libxsmm Project Libxsmm

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 12:05 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 28, 2018, 3:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 12:05 PM
Reserved: Dec 27, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:53 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 28, 2018, 4:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:53 AM

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