CVE-2018-20534 describes an illegal address access vulnerability in libsolv.a, specifically within the ext/testcase.c file of libsolv versions up to 0.7.2, potentially leading to a denial of service. While it affects products like Canonical libsolv and openSUSE libsolv, third parties dispute its real-world impact, claiming it only affects the test suite. The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high availability impact, but requires user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:libsolv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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