CVE-2018-16429 : GNOME GLib 2.56.1 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in g_markup_parse

GNOME GLib 2.56.1 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in g_markup_parse_context_parse() in gmarkup.c, related to utf8_str().

Published 2018-09-04 00:29:02

Updated 2021-06-29 15:15:14

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2018-16429

Gnome » Glib » Version: 2.56.1
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:2.56.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 14.04 LTS Edition
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
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Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 12.04 ESM Edition
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
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Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 16.04 LTS Edition
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
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Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 18.04 LTS Edition
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
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EPSS FAQ

0.41%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 74 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
7.5	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	3.9	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

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