CVE-2018-17942: Buffer Overflow
First published: Wed Oct 03 2018(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu Gnulib | <2018-09-23 |
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Reference Links
- https://github.com/coreutils/gnulib/commit/278b4175c9d7dd47c1a3071554aac02add3b3c35
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5UQRNQE6XHMD5UYYHAU3VQWAYHIPMQS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMGHTVYH3KAFN34QXNSGEQDSTV7MCOQW/
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2018-09/msg00107.html
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=54686
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5UQRNQE6XHMD5UYYHAU3VQWAYHIPMQS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMGHTVYH3KAFN34QXNSGEQDSTV7MCOQW/
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