Security Advisory
CVE-2018-1000221
9.8
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Description
pkgconf version 1.5.0 to 1.5.2 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in dequote() that can result in dequote() function returns 1-byte allocation if initial length is 0, leading to buffer overflow. This attack appear to be exploitable via specially crafted .pc file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.5.3.
Published Date
August 20, 2018
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory