CVE-2018-16428
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.7% (pctl 92)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
In GNOME GLib 2.56.1, g_markup_parse_context_end_parse() in gmarkup.c has a NULL pointer dereference.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.69% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-476 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2018-09-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| gnome | glib |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/14/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105210
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/commit/fccef3cc822af74699cca84cd202719ae61ca3b9
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/issues/1364
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00029.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3767-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3767-2/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/14/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105210
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/commit/fccef3cc822af74699cca84cd202719ae61ca3b9
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/issues/1364
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00029.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3767-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3767-2/
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