In libyal liblnk before 20191006, liblnk_location_information_read_data in liblnk_location_information.c has a heap-based buffer over-read because an incorrect variable name is used for a certain offset
Published Oct 6, 2019
3.3
LOWCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.43%
Description
In libyal liblnk before 20191006, liblnk_location_information_read_data in liblnk_location_information.c has a heap-based buffer over-read because an incorrect variable name is used for a certain offset. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in the GitHub issue
Affected products
No data.
- < 20191006
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/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 3, 2026.
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 3, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00435) | 35.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00435) | 37.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 13.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 49.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 63.06th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 62.72th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 46.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- https://github.com/libyal/liblnk/compare/20181227...20191006 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libyal/liblnk/issues/38 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/libyal/liblnk/compare/20181227...20191006 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/libyal/liblnk/issues/38 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
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