CVE-2018-16429 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in GNOME GLib 2.56.1, specifically within the g_markup_parse_context_parse() function in gmarkup.c, affecting various Canonical and GNOME GLib products. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and leading to high availability impact. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.56.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:2.56.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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