high
8.1
CWE
125
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2018-11698

First published: Mon Jun 04 2018(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::handle_error which could be leveraged by an attacker to disclose information or manipulated to read from unmapped memory causing a denial of service.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
libsass<=3.5.4
IBM Data Virtualization on Cloud Pak for Data<=3.0
IBM Watson Query with Cloud Pak for Data as a Service<=2.2
IBM Watson Query with Cloud Pak for Data as a Service<=2.1
IBM Watson Query with Cloud Pak for Data as a Service<=2.0
IBM Data Virtualization on Cloud Pak for Data<=1.8
IBM Data Virtualization on Cloud Pak for Data<=1.7

Remedy

https://github.com/sass/libsass/issues/2662

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2018-11698?

    CVE-2018-11698 is a vulnerability discovered in LibSass version 3.5.4 that allows an attacker to perform an out-of-bounds read of a memory region, potentially leading to information disclosure or denial of service.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2018-11698?

    The severity of CVE-2018-11698 is high, with a CVSSv3 score of 8.1.

  • How does CVE-2018-11698 affect LibSass?

    CVE-2018-11698 affects LibSass versions up to and including 3.5.4, allowing an attacker to exploit an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the function Sass::handle_error.

  • What can an attacker do with CVE-2018-11698?

    An attacker can leverage CVE-2018-11698 to disclose sensitive information or cause a denial of service by manipulating the out-of-bounds read to read from unmapped memory.

  • Is there a fix for CVE-2018-11698?

    Yes, updating to a version of LibSass that is beyond 3.5.4 will address the vulnerability in CVE-2018-11698.

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