CVE-2018-1000101 is a critical Improper Null Termination vulnerability (CWE-170) affecting Mingw-w64 versions 5.0.3 and earlier, 5.0.4, 6.0.0, and 7.0.0 in the mingw-w64-crt (libc)->(v)snprintf functions. This flaw can corrupt subsequent string functions, potentially leading to severe consequences. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it is remotely exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, allowing for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mingw-w64:mingw-w64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.