Pkgconf is a package configuration library and tool used across build systems and dependency resolution in Unix-like environments, where it parses and interprets metadata about installed software packages. The observed vulnerability signals center on buffer-handling issues, including improper memory-bounds restrictions and out-of-bounds writes, which reflect the parsing complexity inherent to configuration file processing. Current severity, exploitation, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Pkgconf over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).
2 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2018-1000221CRITICAL pkgconf version 1.5.0 to 1.5.2 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in dequote() that can result in dequote() function returns 1-byte allocation if initial length is 0, leading | Aug 20, 2018 | 9.8 | 30 | NO | NO |
CVE-2023-24056MEDIUM In pkgconf through 1.9.3, variable duplication can cause unbounded string expansion due to incorrect checks in libpkgconf/tuple.c:pkgconf_tuple_parse. For example, a .pc file conta | Jan 22, 2023 | 5.5 | 16 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Pkgconf.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Pkgconf — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.