Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in GNOME GLib 2.56.1
CVE-2018-16429

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Gnome
Status
Glib
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 September 2018

What is CVE-2018-16429?

GNOME GLib 2.56.1 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the g_markup_parse_context_parse() function located in gmarkup.c, which is related to the utf8_str() handling. This weakness could lead to potential information disclosure and unexpected behavior when processing malformed input. Users are urged to update to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

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References

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/issues/1361
x_refsource_MISC
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3767-1/
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/commit/cec71705406f0b...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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