CVE-2018-12910: canonical ubuntu_linux Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesMGASA-2018-0328UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12910USN-3701-1DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12910DLA-1416-1DSA-4241-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1310-1
Published 05-07-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-12910 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
4.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 3Timeline
- 05-07-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The get_cookies function in soup-cookie-jar.c in libsoup 2.63.2 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via an empty hostname.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
4.19%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 4.19% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score4.19%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat5 products
Debian2 products
- libsoup2.4< 2.62.2-2 | < 2.56.0-2+deb9u2 | < 2.48.0-1+deb8u2
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Opensuse2 products
- leapEOL15.0
- libsoup&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.0< 2.62.2-lp150.2.3.1
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 16.04 | 17.10 | 18.04
Gnome1 product
- libsoup2.63.2
Mageia1 product
- libsoup< 2.58.2-1.1.mga6
Ubuntu1 product
- libsoup2.4< 2.44.2-1ubuntu2.3 | < 2.52.2-1ubuntu0.3 | < 2.62.1-1ubuntu0.1
7 vendors · 13 products
References
20 links
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00007.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-sdk-images/commit/4215b8a21b3b3055e947312a8920df94f93ba047X Refsource CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/commit/db2b0d5809d5f8226d47312b40992cadbcde439fX Refsource CONFIRMPatchThird Party AdvisoryVendor AdvisoryREPORT
Show all 20 references
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00003.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/archives/…Advisory