CVE-2018-11727 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The libfsntfs_attribute_read_from_mft function in libfsntfs_attribute.c in libfsntfs through 2018-04-20 allows remote attackers to cause an information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted ntfs file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/libfsntfs issue 8 on GitHub

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

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 0.00174.

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:libfsntfs_project:libfsntfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Libfsntfs Project Subscribe	Libfsntfs 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/148115/libfsntfs-20180420-Information-Disclosure.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/17

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: 2024-08-05T08:17:09.051Z

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

Link: CVE-2018-11727

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T08:17:09.051Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-19T21:29:00.567

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:43:54.650

Link: CVE-2018-11727

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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