CVE-2018-7436

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—

8.8

An issue was discovered in FreeXL before 1.0.5. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in a pointer dereference of the parse_SST function.

CVSS v3: 8.8
EG Score: 8.8(medium)
EPSS: 73.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 23, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (10)

cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1547883
cve@mitrehttps://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/spatialite-users/b-d9iB5TDPE
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00000.html
cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-44
cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4129
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1547883
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/spatialite-users/b-d9iB5TDPE
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00000.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-44
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4129

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-7436?

CVE-2018-7436 is a high vulnerability published on February 23, 2018. An issue was discovered in FreeXL before 1.0.5. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in a pointer dereference of the parse_SST function.

When was CVE-2018-7436 disclosed?

CVE-2018-7436 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 23, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-7436 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-7436 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 73.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-7436?

CVE-2018-7436 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-7436?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-7436, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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