CVE-2018-17942
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The convert_to_decimal function in vasnprintf.c in Gnulib before 2018-09-23 has a heap-based buffer overflow because memory is not allocated for a trailing '\0' character during %f processing.
Find out more about CVE-2018-17942 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 | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | coreutils | Under investigation |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3 | libvirt | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3 | nagios-plugins | Affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | coreutils | Under investigation |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libvirt | Under investigation |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libvirt | Under investigation |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | coreutils | Under investigation |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | coreutils | Under investigation |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libvirt | Under investigation |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 | parted | Not affected |
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