CVE-2018-11723 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The libpff_name_to_id_map_entry_read function in libpff_name_to_id_map.c in libyal libpff through 2018-04-28 allows remote attackers to cause an information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted pff file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/libpff issue 66 on GitHub

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00138.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libpff_project:libpff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Libpff Project Subscribe	Libpff Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148113/libpff-2018-04-28-Information-Disclosure.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/15

History

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-06-19T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T08:17:08.994Z

Reserved: 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-11723

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T08:17:08.994Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-19T21:29:00.380

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:43:54.060

Link: CVE-2018-11723

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

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