VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-20453

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.94%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-12-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

The getlong function in numutils.c in libdoc through 2017-10-23 has a heap-based buffer over-read that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references