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CVE-2018-10771

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-10771 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the get_key function of abcm2ps versions through 8.13.20, affecting various Debian and Fedora distributions. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially achieve arbitrary code execution with low attack complexity. Despite its high severity, there is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog. Furthermore, there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 8.13.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moinejf:abcm2ps:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
30CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
31CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
32CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.07%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0307 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

drive.google.com / open
ExploitThird Party Advisory
github.com / leesavide/abcm2ps/issues/17
ExploitThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00015.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IGDXW2I3MY3QH4PJXLJET5QZZXMXTNWO
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LSTB65NYYCKU7O6RF5B6CYY5IA6CA66Y
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W6DUTXB4EC3TQHTTAAIBKJ54GJTF6Y7V