CVE-2018-20534
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.91%
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
How to fix CVE-2018-20534
To remediate CVE-2018-20534, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libsolv—upgrade to 0.6.36-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-20534 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.6.36-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |