CVE-2019-18218 — Out-of-bounds Write in Project File

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow10 documents8 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 61.18%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
File Project FileCanonical Ubuntu LinuxDebian Linux+3 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 21
Latest updateMay 24

Description

cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c in file through 5.37 does not restrict the number of CDF_VECTOR elements, which allows a heap-based buffer overflow (4-byte out-of-bounds write).

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶Debianfile_project/file< 1:5.37-6+3
▶NVDopensuse/leap15.1

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 8.0, 9.0, Fedora 29, 30, 31, Ubuntu Linux 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 19.04, 19.10

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-gg3j-j3hx-hjx5: cdf_read_property_info in cdf↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2019-18218: cdf_read_property_info in cdf↗2019-10-21
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OSV
CVE-2019-18218: cdf_read_property_info in cdf↗2019-10-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
file vulnerability↗2019-10-31
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Ubuntu
file vulnerability↗2019-10-30
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Red Hat
file: heap-based buffer overflow in cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c↗2019-08-26
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Debian
CVE-2019-18218: file - cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c in file through 5.37 does not restrict the numbe...↗2019
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-18218 file: heap-based buffer overflow in cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c [fedora-all]↗2019-10-24
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Bugzilla
CVE-2019-18218 file: heap-based buffer overflow in cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c↗2019-10-24
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