| Name | CVE-2018-1000221 |
| Description | pkgconf version 1.5.0 to 1.5.2 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in dequote() that can result in dequote() function returns 1-byte allocation if initial length is 0, leading to buffer overflow. This attack appear to be exploitable via specially crafted .pc file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.5.3. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| pkgconf (PTS) | buster | 1.6.0-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.7.4~git20210206+dcf529b-3 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 1.8.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| pkgconf | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- pkgconf <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced post 1.5.0)
Fixed by: https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf/commit/9b7affe0b1e6512c6c73d19e1220c94fdb5c8159
Introduced by: https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf/commit/b46bb93cd1fe221dc4d6ff5e3ce99feda4ea31f1