CVE-2018-19760 Denial of service in n/a
A memory leak in libConfuse allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system memory through repeated configuration initialization.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-19760?
CVE-2018-19760 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Nov 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
cfg_init in confuse.c in libConfuse 3.2.2 has a memory leak.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19760?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libconfuse Project Libconfuse.
How do I fix CVE-2018-19760?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19760 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-19760 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19760 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2gmf-r36r-hhcw, JLSEC-2026-1292, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19760.