CVE-2018-18751
gettext: double free in default_add_message in read-catalog.c
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
2Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
An issue was discovered in GNU gettext 0.19.8. There is a double free in default_add_message in read-catalog.c, related to an invalid free in po_gram_parse in po-gram-gen.y, as demonstrated by lt-msgfmt.
Se ha descubierto un problema en GNU gettext 0.19.8. Hay una doble liberación (double free) en default_add_message en read-catalog.c, relacionado con una liberación no válida en po_gram_parse en po-gram-gen.y, tal y como queda demostrado con lt-msgfmt.
The gettext packages provide a documentation for producing multi-lingual messages in programs, set of conventions about how programs should be written, a runtime library, and a directory and file naming organization for the message catalogs. Issues addressed include a double free vulnerability.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2018-10-28 CVE Reserved
- 2018-10-28 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-415: Double Free
- CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
References (10)
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| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00061.html | 2020-09-08 | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00065.html | 2020-09-08 | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00025.html | 2020-09-08 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3643 | 2020-09-08 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3815-1 | 2020-09-08 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3815-2 | 2020-09-08 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18751 | 2020-07-07 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1647043 | 2020-07-07 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Gettext Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Gettext" | 0.19.8 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Gettext" and version "0.19.8" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.10" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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