Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-16985
Potential exploit
In Lizard (formerly LZ5) 2.0, use of an invalid memory address was discovered in LZ5_compress_continue in lz5_compress.c, related to LZ5_compress_fastSmall and MEM_read32. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2018-16985
- cpe:2.3:a:lizard_project:lizard:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-16985
0.54%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 65 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-16985
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-16985
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The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-16985
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https://github.com/inikep/lizard/issues/18
Invalid memory access in lz5 v2.0(lz5_compress) · Issue #18 · inikep/lizard · GitHubExploit;Vendor Advisory
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