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CVE-2018-12097

Published: 19 June 2018

** DISPUTED ** The liblnk_location_information_read_data function in liblnk_location_information.c in liblnk through 2018-04-19 allows remote attackers to cause an information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted lnk file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/liblnk issue 33 on GitHub.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
liblnk
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
xenial Needs triage

hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
groovy Ignored
(end of life)
kinetic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
jammy Needs triage

impish Ignored
(end of life)
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Needs triage

cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan Ignored
(end of life)
focal Needs triage

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

mantic Needs triage

lunar Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N