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CVE-2018-20534

UnknownEPSS 2.33%

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CVE-2018-20534 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. There is an illegal address access at ext/testcase.c in libsolv.a in libsolv through 0.7.2 that will cause a denial of service. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue stating that the issue affects the test suite and not the underlying library. EPSS estimates a 2.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

There is an illegal address access at ext/testcase.c in libsolv.a in libsolv through 0.7.2 that will cause a denial of service. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue stating that the issue affects the test suite and not the underlying library. It cannot be exploited in any real-world application

Metrics

EPSS Probability
2.33%

81.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
OpensuseLibsolv<= 0.7.2
CanonicalUbuntu Linux18.10

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-20534?
There is an illegal address access at ext/testcase.c in libsolv.a in libsolv through 0.7.2 that will cause a denial of service. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue stating that the issue affects the test suite and not the underlying library. It cannot be exploited in any real-world application
How severe is CVE-2018-20534?
Severity scoring for CVE-2018-20534 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2018-20534?
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Source: NVD / NIST