6.5

CVE-2018-15120: canonical ubuntu_linux

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2018-15120SUSE-SU-2018:2763-1UBUNTU-CVE-2018-15120
Published 24-08-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-15120 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 11.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
38/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
11.50%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 24-08-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

libpango in Pango 1.40.8 through 1.42.3, as used in hexchat and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted text with invalid Unicode sequences.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

11.50%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 11.50% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
11.50%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (52.117.224.77)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (ign.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedosmultipleUnverified

    Libpango 1.40.8 - Denial of Service (PoC)

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse2 products
  • pango&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15< 1.40.14-3.3.1
  • pango&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15< 1.40.14-3.3.1
Alpine1 product
  • pango≥ 1.40.8, < 1.40.14-r1
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • pango1.0< 1.42.4-1
Gnome1 product
  • pango≥ 1.40.8, ≤ 1.42.3
Opensuse1 product
  • hexchat&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 2.14.3-4.4
Ubuntu1 product
  • pango1.0< 1.40.14-1ubuntu0.1

7 vendors · 8 products

References

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