8.8

CVE-2018-16430: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-16430DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16430DLA-1501-1
Published 04-09-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-16430 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
46/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.63%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
DSA-4290-1USN-4641-1

Timeline

  1. 04-09-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

GNU Libextractor through 1.7 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in EXTRACTOR_zip_extract_method() in zip_extractor.c.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.63%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 2.65% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.63%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (gnunet.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • libextractor< 1:1.7-1 | < 1:1.3-2+deb8u3
  • debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Gnu1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libextractor< 1:1.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1 | All versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 4 products

References

9 links