CVE-2018-16743 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting mgetty before version 1.2.1, specifically within the contrib/next-login/login.c component. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) allows a local, low-privileged attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability by providing an unsanitized username to strcpy(). Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mgetty_project:mgetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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