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title: "CVE-2018-14447\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2018-14447

Publication date 20 July 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14447?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

trim\_whitespace in lexer.l in libConfuse v3.2.1 has an out-of-bounds read.

### From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that confuse performs an out-of-bounds read operation.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| confuse | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 3.2.1+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2.7-5+deb8u1build0.16.04.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2.7-5+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14447?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| confuse | * Upstream:   [4337f34](https://github.com/martinh/libconfuse/commit/4337f34dc378f4e3a77b44ec0782bd9852ebcd8e) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14447)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14447)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-14447)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-14447)

### Other references

* <http://hac425.unaux.com/index.php/archives/64/>
* <https://github.com/martinh/libconfuse/issues/109>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14447>