CVE-2018-8754

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Published Mar 18, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The libevt_record_values_read_event() function in libevt_record_values.c in libevt before 2018-03-17 does not properly check for out-of-bounds values of user SID data size, strings size, or data size. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/libevt issue 5 on GitHub

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:libevt_project:libevt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

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 DSA	DSA-4160-1	libevt security update

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.341% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/libyal/libevt/commit/9d2cc3ca0a1612a6b271abcacffc2e3eea42925e
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4160

History

Feb 21, 2026 10:15 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Libevt Project Libevt

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:02 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 18, 2018, 3:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:02 AM
Reserved: Mar 17, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:02 AM

Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:02 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:05 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 18, 2018, 3:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:05 AM

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