| Name | CVE-2018-17942 |
| Description | The convert_to_decimal function in vasnprintf.c in Gnulib before 2018-09-23 has a heap-based buffer overflow because memory is not allocated for a trailing '\0' character during %f processing. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1543-1 |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
| Debian Bugs | 910757 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnulib (PTS) | jessie (security) | 20140202+stable-2+deb8u1 | fixed |
| jessie, stretch | 20140202+stable-2 | vulnerable | |
| buster, sid | 20140202+stable-3 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gnulib | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | low | 910757 | |
| gnulib | source | jessie | 20140202+stable-2+deb8u1 | medium | DLA-1543-1 |
[stretch] - gnulib <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
pspp affecting bug: https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=54686
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2018-09/msg00107.html
https://github.com/coreutils/gnulib/commit/278b4175c9d7dd47c1a3071554aac02add3b3c35