CVE-2018-16429 Memory corruption in n/a
An out-of-bounds read in GLib's markup parser allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive memory contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-16429?
CVE-2018-16429 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 4 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GNOME GLib 2.56.1 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in g_markup_parse_context_parse() in gmarkup.c, related to utf8_str().
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16429?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (4)
glib2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | All versions | 2.22.5-0.8.36.1 |
glib2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | All versions | 2.22.5-0.8.36.1 |
glib2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | All versions | 2.22.5-0.8.36.1 |
glib2 SUSE:Studio Onsite 1.3 | All versions | 2.22.5-0.8.36.1 |
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Gnome Glib.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16429?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-16429 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16429 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16429, GHSA-x96r-v34q-q4vv, SUSE-SU-2018:3966-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16429.