CVE-2018-8754

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    CVE-2018-8754

    Published: 18 Mar 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The libevt_record_values_read_event() function in libevt_record_values.c in libevt before 2018-03-17 does not properly check for out-of-bounds values of user SID data size, strings size, or data size. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/libevt issue 5 on GitHub

    References: https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4160, https://github.com/libyal/libevt/commit/9d2cc3ca0a1612a6b271abcacffc2e3eea42925e

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -9d2cc3ca0a1612a6b271abcacffc2e3eea42925e

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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    High