VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-8754

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.34%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-03-18

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

The libevt_record_values_read_event() function in libevt_record_values.c in libevt before 2018-03-17 does not properly check for out-of-bounds values of user SID data size, strings size, or data size. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/libevt issue 5 on GitHub

Weakness classification

CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory