CVE-2018-11498 describes an unchecked buffer size vulnerability in the Lizard_decompress_LIZv1 function within Lizard v1.0 and LZ5 v2.0, allowing remote attackers to cause denial of service or achieve remote code execution via crafted input. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lizard_project:lizard:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lizard_project:lz5:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.