GNU Libextractor through 1.8 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the function history_extract() in plugins/ole2_extractor.c, related to EXTRACTOR_common_convert_to_utf8 in common/convert.c
Published Dec 24, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.24%
Description
GNU Libextractor through 1.8 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the function history_extract() in plugins/ole2_extractor.c, related to EXTRACTOR_common_convert_to_utf8 in common/convert.c.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 1.8
Configuration 2
- 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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.24% (0.02237) | 82.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.24% (0.02237) | 80.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.60% (0.00604) | 67.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00159) | 53.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00159) | 52.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00186) | 55.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00176) | 52.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 32.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106300 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://gnunet.org/bugs/view.php?id=5493 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=b405d707b36e0654900cba78e89f49779efea110 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/tree/ChangeLog x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00015.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4361 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106300 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://gnunet.org/bugs/view.php?id=5493 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=b405d707b36e0654900cba78e89f49779efea110 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/tree/ChangeLog | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00015.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4361 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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