CVE-2018-11233: canonical ubuntu_linux Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2018-11233UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11233DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11233
Published 30-05-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-11233 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
4.41%
0%100%
Low · -0.09 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 7Timeline
- 30-05-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In Git before 2.13.7, 2.14.x before 2.14.4, 2.15.x before 2.15.2, 2.16.x before 2.16.4, and 2.17.x before 2.17.1, code to sanity-check pathnames on NTFS can result in reading out-of-bounds memory.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Medium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
4.41%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.09 pp
From 4.50% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score4.41%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Alpine1 product
- git≥ 2.14.0, < 2.17.1-r0 | ≥ 2.14.0, < 2.11.3-r1 | ≥ 2.14.0, < 2.13.7 | ≥ 2.14.0, < 2.15.2-r0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 16.04 | 17.10 | 18.04
Debian1 product
- git< 1:2.17.1-1
Git-scm1 product
- git≤ 2.13.6 | ≥ 2.14.0, ≤ 2.14.3 | ≥ 2.15.0, ≤ 2.15.1 | ≥ 2.16.0, ≤ 2.16.3 | 2.17.0
Ubuntu1 product
- git< 1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.8 | < 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.4 | < 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.1
5 vendors · 5 products
