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DEBIAN-CVE-2019-18218

cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c in file through 5.37 does not restrict the number of CDF_VECTOR elements, which allows a heap-based buffer overflow (4...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c in file through 5.37 does not restrict the number of CDF_VECTOR elements, which allows a heap-based buffer overflow (4-byte out-of-bounds write).

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 file

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:5.37-6"}]}]

Debian:13 file

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:5.37-6"}]}]

Debian:14 file

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:5.37-6"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org