CVE-2018-18957 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-787) affecting libIEC61850 version 1.3, specifically within the prepareGooseBuffer function in goose/goose_publisher.c. With a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise over the network with low attack complexity. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mz-automation:libiec61850:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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