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CVE-2018-20451 Details

Description

The process_file function in reader.c in libdoc through 2017-10-23 has a heap-based buffer over-read that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/uvoteam/libdoc/issues/2	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/uvoteam/libdoc/issues/2	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-125	Out-of-bounds Read	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
libdoc project libdoc	<= 2017-10-23
CPE cpe:2.3:a:libdoc_project:libdoc:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 6, 2020	Reanalysis	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2019	CWE Remap	[email protected]
Jan 8, 2019	Initial Analysis	[email protected]