| Name | CVE-2018-18398 |
| Description | Xfce Thunar 1.6.15, when Xfce 4.12 is used, mishandles the IBus-Unikey input method for file searches within File Manager, leading to an out-of-bounds read and SEGV. This could potentially be exploited by an arbitrary local user who creates files in /tmp before the victim uses this input method. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| thunar (PTS) | bullseye | 4.16.8-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 4.18.4-1 | vulnerable | |
| sid, trixie | 4.20.2-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thunar | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant |
https://0xd0ff9.wordpress.com/2018/10/18/cve-2018-18398/
no security impact, crash in end user tool