CVE-2018-11697: High severity libsass vulnerability

Published Jun 4, 2018
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Updated

An issue was discovered in LibSass through 3.5.4. An out-of-bounds read of a memory region was found in the function Sass::Prelexer::exactly() which could be leveraged by an attacker to disclose information or manipulated to read from unmapped memory causing a denial of service.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Sass-lang Libsass<=3.5.4

Event History

Jun 4, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2018-11697.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11697?

The severity of CVE-2018-11697 is high (8.1).

3

What is the affected software?

The affected software is LibSass up to version 3.5.4.

4

What is the CVE description for CVE-2018-11697?

CVE-2018-11697 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in LibSass through 3.5.4, which could be exploited to disclose information or cause a denial of service.

5

Is there any reference available for CVE-2018-11697?

Yes, you can find more information about CVE-2018-11697 at https://github.com/sass/libsass/issues/2656.

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