CVE-2018-18196 is a high-severity heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability (CWE-125) affecting libgig 4.1.0, a library used by LinuxSampler. This flaw, located in the RIFF::List::GetListTypeString function, could allow an unauthenticated attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability through a low-complexity attack requiring user interaction. Despite its high CVSS score of 8.8, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linuxsampler:libgig:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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