CVE-2018-17333 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in libsvg2, affecting versions through 2012-10-19. This flaw, residing in the svgStringToLength function due to sscanf misuse, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially achieve further unspecified impact. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a high-impact, low-complexity attack vector requiring no user interaction or privileges. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2012-10-19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libsvg2_project:libsvg2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.