CVE-2018-16428

Summary

CVECVE-2018-16428
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-09-04 00:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-07-31 21:15:00 UTC
DescriptionIn GNOME GLib 2.56.1, g_markup_parse_context_end_parse() in gmarkup.c has a NULL pointer dereference.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-476

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Application Gnome Glib 2.56.1 All All All
Application Gnome Glib 2.56.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Null pointer dereference in g_markup_parse_context_end_parse() (#1364) · Issues · GNOME / GLib · GitLab MISC gitlab.gnome.org Exploit, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1866-1] glib2.0 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
gmarkup: Fix crash in error handling path for closing elements (fccef3cc) · Commits · GNOME / GLib · GitLab MISC gitlab.gnome.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE for program distributing vulnerable components ? MLIST www.openwall.com
USN-3767-2: GLib vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3767-1: GLib vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 354922 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for glib2 : ALAS-2023-1742
  • 355084 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for glib2 : ALAS2-2023-2049
  • 355379 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for glib2 : AL2012-2023-408
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