USN-3815-1

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    USN-3815-1

    Published: 12 Nov 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: gettext vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that gettext incorrectly handled certain messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3815-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-18751

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gettext

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.18.3.1-1ubuntu3.1

    Affected versions

    0.18.1.1-10ubuntu3
    0.18.3.1-1ubuntu1
    0.18.3.1-1ubuntu2
    0.18.3.1-1ubuntu3

    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