CVE-2018-12915 describes a critical buffer over-read vulnerability in the libpbc.a library, specifically within the calc_hash function in map.c, affecting PBC through version 2017-03-02. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, its high severity warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 20170302CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pbc_project:pbc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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