HIGH
GNU Libextractor through 1.7 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in EXTRACTOR_zip_extract_method() in zip_extractor.c
Published Sep 4, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.65%
Description
GNU Libextractor through 1.7 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in EXTRACTOR_zip_extract_method() in zip_extractor.c.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 1.7
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.65% 0.02646
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02646
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02646) | 85.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02646) | 83.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.06% (0.02061) | 82.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.17% (0.03172) | 78.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.06% (0.02061) | 82.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.73% (0.03728) | 91.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2024 | 10.70% (0.10701) | 95.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2024 | 14.39% (0.14392) | 95.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 18.56% (0.18561) | 96.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2024 | 24.11% (0.24110) | 96.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 25, 2024 | 30.56% (0.30564) | 96.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 34.87% (0.34870) | 96.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 28, 2023 | 57.74% (0.57742) | 97.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 61.35% (0.61348) | 97.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 73.76% (0.73761) | 97.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 71.67% (0.71670) | 97.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 29.93th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 68.62th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105254 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://gnunet.org/bugs/view.php?id=5405 x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=24c8d489797499c0331f4d1039e357ece1ae98a7 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00011.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4290 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105254 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://gnunet.org/bugs/view.php?id=5405 | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=24c8d489797499c0331f4d1039e357ece1ae98a7 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00011.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4290 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 4, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Sep 3, 2018
Link CVE-2018-16430
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a