CVE-2018-16429
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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().
Find out more about CVE-2018-16429 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v3 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 3.6 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox | Under investigation |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird | Under investigation |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glib2 | Under investigation |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Under investigation |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Under investigation |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | glib2 | Under investigation |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox | Under investigation |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | glib2 | Under investigation |
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