CVE-2018-19198
Published: 12 November 2018
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.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 9.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
uriparser Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(0.8.4-1+deb9u2build0.18.04.1)
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| disco |
Released
(0.9.0-1)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(0.9.3-2)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(0.9.3-2)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(0.9.3-2)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(0.9.3-2)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(0.9.3-2)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(0.9.3-2)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Needed
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(0.9.0-1)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support, was needed)
|
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-19198
- https://github.com/uriparser/uriparser/commit/864f5d4c127def386dd5cc926ad96934b297f04e
- https://github.com/uriparser/uriparser/blob/uriparser-0.9.0/ChangeLog
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5172-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian