CVE-2018-18398 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Xfce Thunar 1.6.15 when used with Xfce 4.12 and the IBus-Unikey input method for file searches. This flaw, categorized as a medium severity issue (CVSS 4.7), allows a local attacker to trigger a segmentation fault (SEGV) by creating specific files in /tmp before the victim uses the affected input method. While the attack complexity is high, it could lead to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.6.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfce:thunar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 4.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfce:xfce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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