CVE-2018-25154
GNU Barcode 0.99 Buffer Overflow in Code 93 Encoding Mechanism
GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in its code 93 encoding process that allows attackers to trigger memory corruption. Attackers can exploit boundary errors during input file processing to potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
GNU Barcode 0.99 Buffer Overflow in Code 93 Encoding Mechanism
GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in its code 93 encoding process that allows attackers to trigger memory corruption. Attackers can exploit boundary errors during input file processing to potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
- Record
CVE-2018-25154- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-205332
GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in its code 93 encoding process that allows attackers to trigger memory corruption. Attackers can exploit boundary errors during input file processing to potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
- Record
EUVD-2025-205332- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fv28-hc36-43g9
GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in its code 93 encoding process that...
GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in its code 93 encoding process that allows attackers to trigger memory corruption. Attackers can exploit boundary errors during input file processing to potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
- Record
GHSA-fv28-hc36-43g9- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in its code 93 encoding process that allows attackers to trigger memory corruption. Attackers can exploit boundary errors during input file processing to potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
- Record
CVE-2018-25154- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-25154
GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in its code 93 encoding process that allows attackers to trigger memory corruption. Attackers can exploit boundary errors during input file processing to potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-25154- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-25154
GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in its code 93 encoding process that allows attackers to trigger memory corruption. Attackers can exploit boundary errors during input file processing to potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-25154- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
barcodeDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.99-60.99-70.99-80.99-9 |
None known |
barcodeDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.99-9 |
None known |
barcodeDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.99-9 |
None known |
barcodeUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.98+debian-9.1 |
None known |
barcodeUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.98+debian-9.10.98+debian-9.1build1 |
None known |
barcodeUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.99-3 |
None known |
barcodeUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.99-40.99-5 |
None known |
barcodeUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.99-60.99-7 |
None known |
barcodeUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.99-9 |
None known |
barcodeUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.99-9build1 |
None known |
barcodeUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.99-90.99-9build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-25154 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in The Gnu Project | Free Software Foundation, Inc. Gnu Barcode, published December 24, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/44797
gnu.org/software/barcode
directory.fsf.org/wiki/Barcode
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25154
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fv28-hc36-43g9
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-25154
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-25154
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25154
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-barcode/2018-05/msg00002.html