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CVE-2018-12098

N/A

Published: June 19, 2018 at 09:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:37 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLiblnk

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.6%

Description

The liblnk_data_block_read function in liblnk_data_block.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

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Liblnk · Liblnk Project

95%

v ≤ 20180419

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/33

CVSS

1.9LOW[email protected]

Confidentiality: PARTIAL
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-125CWE-200

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