MGASA-2018-0440

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    MGASA-2018-0440

    Published: 11 Nov 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated iniparser packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: A flaw was found in iniparser version prior to 4.1. A stack buffer underflow in the function iniparser_load() in iniparser.c file which can be triggered by parsing a file that containing a zero-byte. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0440.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23561, https://github.com/ndevilla/iniparser/issues/68, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1545824, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/JM5SZJJT2YKW6NSUEDTA7J4RSLYWP37D/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: iniparser

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/iniparser?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.1-8.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High