CVE-2018-11723 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 19 Jun 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause information disclosure via heap-based buffer over-read in libpff by processing crafted PFF files.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2018-11723?

CVE-2018-11723 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The libpff_name_to_id_map_entry_read function in libpff_name_to_id_map.c in libyal libpff through 2018-04-28 allows remote attackers to cause an information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted pff file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/libpff issue 66 on GitHub

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11723?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Libpff Project Libpff.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11723?

No fix published yet.

Is CVE-2018-11723 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11723 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11723, GHSA-fjv9-r9p4-38h5.