CVE-2018-19198
Publication date 12 November 2018
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
An issue was discovered in uriparser before 0.9.0. UriQuery.c allows an out-of-bounds write via a uriComposeQuery* or uriComposeQueryEx* function because the '&' character is mishandled in certain contexts.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that uriparser mishandled certain input. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause uriparser to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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uriparser | 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 0.8.4-1+deb9u2build0.18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 0.8.4-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 0.7.5-1ubuntu2+esm1
|
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Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-5172-1
- uriparser vulnerabilities
- 6 December 2021
- USN-5172-2
- uriparser vulnerability
- 9 December 2021