VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-1000221

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability1.35%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-08-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

pkgconf version 1.5.0 to 1.5.2 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in dequote() that can result in dequote() function returns 1-byte allocation if initial length is 0, leading to buffer overflow. This attack appear to be exploitable via specially crafted .pc file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.5.3.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-119

Primary references