9.8

CVE-2017-18201: gnu libcdio Double Free

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2018:0673-1UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18201DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18201
Published 26-02-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-18201 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Double Free vulnerability in gnu libcdio. EPSS estimates a 3.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.27%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 26-02-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in GNU libcdio before 2.0.0. There is a double free in get_cdtext_generic() in lib/driver/_cdio_generic.c.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 3.24% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
3.27%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse11 products
  • libcdio&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2< 0.90-6.3.1
  • libcdio&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3< 0.90-6.3.1
  • libcdio&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2< 0.90-6.3.1
  • libcdio&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3< 0.90-6.3.1
  • libcdio&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2< 0.90-6.3.1
Debian1 product
  • libcdio< 2.0.0-2
Gnu1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libcdio< 2.0.0-2

4 vendors · 14 products

References

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