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CVE-2019-18218: canonical ubuntu_linux Out-of-bounds Write

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2019-18218MGASA-2019-0308SUSE-SU-2020:1294-1
Published 21-10-2019Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-18218 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.85%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
DLA-2708-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10755-1

Timeline

  1. 21-10-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c in file through 5.37 does not restrict the number of CDF_VECTOR elements, which allows a heap-based buffer overflow (4-byte out-of-bounds write).

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.85%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.85% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.chromium.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse18 products
  • file&distro=HPE Helion OpenStack 8< 5.22-10.21.1
  • file&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1< 5.32-7.8.1
  • file&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL< 5.22-10.21.1
  • file&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL< 5.22-10.21.1
  • file&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS< 5.22-10.21.1
Redhat7 products
  • file< 0:5.33-20.el8
  • file-debuginfo< 0:5.33-20.el8
  • file-debugsource< 0:5.33-20.el8
  • file-devel< 0:5.33-20.el8
  • file-libs< 0:5.33-20.el8
Opensuse3 products
  • leapEOL15.1
  • file&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 5.32-lp151.8.3.1
  • python-magic&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 5.32-lp151.8.3.1
Debian2 products
  • file< 1:5.37-6 | < 1:5.30-1+deb9u3 | < 1:5.35-4+deb10u1 | < 1:5.22+15-2+deb8u6
  • debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0
Alpine1 product
  • file< 5.37-r1 | < 5.32-r2 | < 5.36-r1
Canonical1 product
  • ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04 | 19.04 | 19.10
Fedoraproject1 product
File_project1 product
Mageia1 product
  • file< 5.37-1.2.mga7
Netapp1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • file< 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.3 | < 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3 | < 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4+esm1

11 vendors · 37 products

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