CVE-2018-17942 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the convert_to_decimal function of Gnulib, affecting versions prior to 2018-09-23. This flaw arises during %f processing due to insufficient memory allocation for a null terminator. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk, allowing unauthenticated attackers to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability through network-based attacks requiring user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2018-09-23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnulib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.