CVE-2018-12112 — md_build_attribute in md4c.c in md4c 0.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation fault and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file

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HIGH

md_build_attribute in md4c.c in md4c 0.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation fault and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file

Published Jun 11, 2018

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.27%

Description

md_build_attribute in md4c.c in md4c 0.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation fault and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.27% 0.01273

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01273

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (12 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	1.27% (0.01273)	68.85th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Aug 23, 2026	1.74% (0.01740)	75.67th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.14% (0.00136)	49.48th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 10, 2024	0.14% (0.00136)	48.69th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 25, 2024	0.13% (0.00127)	46.81th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 15, 2024	0.11% (0.00113)	43.70th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.10% (0.00103)	40.86th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.19% (0.00187)	54.39th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.65% (0.00651)	18.22th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.65% (0.00651)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (1)

https://github.com/mity/md4c/issues/42
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://github.com/mity/md4c/issues/42		x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jun 11, 2018

Updated Sep 17, 2024

Reserved Jun 11, 2018

Link CVE-2018-12112

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2018-12112

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2018-12112