UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14447

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14447
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14447.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14447
Upstream
Published
2018-07-20T13:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:58Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

trim_whitespace in lexer.l in libConfuse v3.2.1 has an out-of-bounds read.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / confuse

Package

Name
confuse
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/confuse@2.7-5+deb8u1build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7-5+deb8u1build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.7-4
2.7-4ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libconfuse-common",
            "binary_version": "2.7-5+deb8u1build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libconfuse-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.7-5+deb8u1build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libconfuse0",
            "binary_version": "2.7-5+deb8u1build0.14.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / confuse

Package

Name
confuse
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/confuse@2.7-5+deb8u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7-5+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.7-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libconfuse-common",
            "binary_version": "2.7-5+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libconfuse-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.7-5+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libconfuse0",
            "binary_version": "2.7-5+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / confuse

Package

Name
confuse
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/confuse@3.2.1+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.1+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.2+really3.0+dfsg-1
3.2.1+dfsg-3
3.2.1+dfsg-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libconfuse-common",
            "binary_version": "3.2.1+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libconfuse-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.2.1+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libconfuse2",
            "binary_version": "3.2.1+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}