CVE-2018-12096

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-12096
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-19 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:52:00 UTC
Description** DISPUTED ** The liblnk_data_string_get_utf8_string_size function in liblnk_data_string.c in liblnk through 2018-04-19 allows remote attackers to cause an information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted lnk file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/liblnk issue 33 on GitHub.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Liblnk Project Liblnk All All All All

References

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Full Disclosure: liblnk 20180419 vulns FULLDISC seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
liblnk2018-08-10Joachim MetzFor more information please visit https://github.com/libyal/liblnk/issues/33.

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