UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16742

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16742
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16742.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16742
Related
Published
2018-09-13T16:29:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:40Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. In contrib/scrts.c, a stack-based buffer overflow can be triggered via a command-line parameter.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / mgetty

Package

Name
mgetty
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mgetty@1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.36-2.1
1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / mgetty

Package

Name
mgetty
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mgetty@1.1.36-3.1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.36-3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / mgetty

Package

Name
mgetty
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mgetty@1.2.1-1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mgetty",
            "binary_version": "1.2.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mgetty-docs",
            "binary_version": "1.2.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mgetty-fax",
            "binary_version": "1.2.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mgetty-fax-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.2.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mgetty-pvftools",
            "binary_version": "1.2.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mgetty-pvftools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.2.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mgetty-viewfax",
            "binary_version": "1.2.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mgetty-voice",
            "binary_version": "1.2.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mgetty-voice-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.2.1-1"
        }
    ]
}