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CVE-2018-1000221
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-08-20T20:29:01.190 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:32:42.447

Summary

pkgconf version 1.5.0 to 1.5.2 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in dequote() that can result in dequote() function returns 1-byte allocation if initial length is 0, leading to buffer overflow. This attack appear to be exploitable via specially crafted .pc file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.5.3.

Affected products

pkgconf — pkgconf

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References

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