HIGH
freexl: heap-buffer-overflow in parse_SST parse_SST in freexl.c
Published Feb 23, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.14%
Description
An issue was discovered in FreeXL before 1.0.5. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in a pointer dereference of the parse_SST function.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 1.0.5
Configuration 2
OR
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
freexl
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | freexl | Will not fix | 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.
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
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
4.3 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
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.
2.14% 0.02135
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02135
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.14% (0.02135) | 81.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 2.14% (0.02135) | 81.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00514) | 76.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00514) | 75.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00514) | 73.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.72% (0.00721) | 78.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.20% (0.01199) | 82.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | 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 | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7436 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1547883 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1549719 Issue Tracking
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/spatialite-users/b-d9iB5TDPE x_refsource_MISC
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00000.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7436
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-44 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7436
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4129 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7436 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1547883 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1549719 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/spatialite-users/b-d9iB5TDPE | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00000.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7436 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-44 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7436 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4129 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 23, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Feb 23, 2018
Link CVE-2018-7436
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a