CVE-2018-11439 Information disclosure in n/a
Medium 6.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-11439 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2018-11439 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 30 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11439 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11439/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11439/index.md)
Remote attackers can disclose sensitive information via a heap-based buffer over-read in TagLib when processing crafted audio files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-11439?
CVE-2018-11439 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 30 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The TagLib::Ogg::FLAC::File::scan function in oggflacfile.cpp in TagLib 1.11.1 allows remote attackers to cause information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted audio file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11439?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (22)
taglib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:1.8-8.20130218git.el7 |
taglib-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:1.8-8.20130218git.el7 |
taglib-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:1.8-8.20130218git.el7 |
taglib-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:1.8-8.20130218git.el7 |
taglib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:1.8-8.20130218git.el7 |
taglib-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:1.8-8.20130218git.el7 |
taglib-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:1.8-8.20130218git.el7 |
taglib-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:1.8-8.20130218git.el7 |
taglib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:1.8-8.20130218git.el7 |
taglib-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:1.8-8.20130218git.el7 |
taglib-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:1.8-8.20130218git.el7 |
taglib-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:1.8-8.20130218git.el7 |
taglib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:1.8-8.20130218git.el7 |
taglib-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:1.8-8.20130218git.el7 |
taglib-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:1.8-8.20130218git.el7 |
taglib-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:1.8-8.20130218git.el7 |
taglib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | All versions | 1.11.1-4.3.62 |
taglib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 | All versions | 1.11.1-4.3.62 |
taglib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.9.1-3.4.18 |
taglib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.9.1-3.4.18 |
taglib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.9.1-3.4.18 |
taglib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.9.1-3.4.18 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Taglib Taglib.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11439?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-11439 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11439 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-11439, AZL-7380, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11439, DLA-1430-1, GHSA-vc2q-4cj5-hv85, MGASA-2018-0300 and 4 more.