CVE-2018-15157
** DISPUTED ** The libfsclfs_block_read function in libfsclfs_block.c in libfsclfs before 2018-07...
The libfsclfs_block_read function in libfsclfs_block.c in libfsclfs before 2018-07-25 allows remote attackers to cause a heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted clfs file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in the GitHub issue comments
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The libfsclfs_block_read function in libfsclfs_block.c in libfsclfs before 2018-07-25 allows remote attackers to cause a heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted clfs file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in the GitHub issue comments
- Record
CVE-2018-15157- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The libfsclfs_block_read function in libfsclfs_block.c in libfsclfs before 2018-07-25 allows remote attackers to cause a heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted clfs file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in the GitHub issue comments
- Record
CVE-2018-15157- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-7037 No score
The libfsclfs_block_read function in libfsclfs_block.c in libfsclfs before 2018-07-25 allows remote attackers to cause a heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted clfs file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in the GitHub issue comments
- Record
EUVD-2018-7037- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hf57-32pw-w8c8
** DISPUTED ** The libfsclfs_block_read function in libfsclfs_block.c in libfsclfs before 2018-07...
** DISPUTED ** The libfsclfs_block_read function in libfsclfs_block.c in libfsclfs before 2018-07-25 allows remote attackers to cause a heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted clfs file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in the GitHub issue comments.
- Record
GHSA-hf57-32pw-w8c8- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-15157 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Libfsclfs Project Libfsclfs, published September 1, 2018. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.46%, the 73rd percentile.