gcab: Extracting malformed .cab files causes stack smashing potentially leading to arbitrary code execution
Published Jan 12, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.19%
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow within GNOME gcab through 0.7.4 can be exploited by malicious attackers to cause a crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code via a crafted .cab file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- n/a
Configuration 3
- 16.04
- 17.10
Configuration 4
- 9.0
Configuration 5
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.4
- 7.6
- 7.4
- 7.5
- 7.6
- 7.4
- 7.6
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gcab-0:0.7-4.el7_4
Fixed · RHSA-2018:0350
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
gcab
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gcab-0:0.7-4.el7_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0350 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | gcab | Not affected | n/a |
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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 1, 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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02185) | 81.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02185) | 81.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03382) | 88.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02185) | 81.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03382) | 88.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02185) | 81.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03382) | 87.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02185) | 81.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03382) | 87.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.23% (0.02227) | 80.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00752) | 70.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.35% (0.02350) | 74.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00752) | 71.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 54.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 52.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00138) | 47.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.60% (0.01603) | 75.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.56% (0.01559) | 51.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 35.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0350 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5345 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1527296 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5345
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3546-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5345
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4095 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0350 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5345 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1527296 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5345 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3546-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5345 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4095 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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