CVE-2018-20453 describes a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the getlong function of libdoc through version 2017-10-23. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service (application crash) by enticing a user to open a specially crafted file. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and can lead to high availability impact (A:H). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 20171023CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libdoc_project:libdoc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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