CVE-2018-11233 Memory corruption in n/a
Out-of-bounds memory read in Git's NTFS path checking can lead to crashes or potential code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-11233?
CVE-2018-11233 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 30 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Git before 2.13.7, 2.14.x before 2.14.4, 2.15.x before 2.15.2, 2.16.x before 2.16.4, and 2.17.x before 2.17.1, code to sanity-check pathnames on NTFS can result in reading out-of-bounds memory.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11233?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Git-Scm Git.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11233?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-11233 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11233 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-11233, CLEANSTART-2025-NE07641, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11233, GHSA-f2cx-gr8r-v8wf, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11233.