CVE-2018-13043 describes a critical code execution vulnerability in Debian devscripts through version 2.18.3, specifically within the scripts/grep-excuses.pl component, due to unsafe YAML loading. This flaw, affecting Debian and Ubuntu Linux distributions, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.18.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:devscripts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
17.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
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
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.
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.