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CVE-2018-16985

UnknownEPSS 1.47%

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CVE-2018-16985 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. In Lizard (formerly LZ5) 2.0, use of an invalid memory address was discovered in LZ5_compress_continue in lz5_compress.c, related to LZ5_compress_fastSmall and MEM_read32. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service.. EPSS estimates a 1.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In Lizard (formerly LZ5) 2.0, use of an invalid memory address was discovered in LZ5_compress_continue in lz5_compress.c, related to LZ5_compress_fastSmall and MEM_read32. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
1.47%

70.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
Lizard ProjectLizard2.0

References

Timeline

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Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-16985?
In Lizard (formerly LZ5) 2.0, use of an invalid memory address was discovered in LZ5_compress_continue in lz5_compress.c, related to LZ5_compress_fastSmall and MEM_read32. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service.
How severe is CVE-2018-16985?
Severity scoring for CVE-2018-16985 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16985?
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Source: NVD / NIST