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CVE-2018-10753

Stack-based buffer overflow in the delayed_output function in music.c in abcm2ps through 8.13.20...

9.8 CriticalFix available

Stack-based buffer overflow in the delayed_output function in music.c in abcm2ps through 8.13.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.73%Up 0.8 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Stack-based buffer overflow in the delayed_output function in music.c in abcm2ps through 8.13.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Record
CVE-2018-10753
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the delayed_output function in music.c in abcm2ps through 8.13.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Record
CVE-2018-10753
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-2823 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the delayed_output function in music.c in abcm2ps through 8.13.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Record
EUVD-2018-2823
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wwg9-xxwx-gj49 9.8

Stack-based buffer overflow in the delayed_output function in music.c in abcm2ps through 8.13.20...

Stack-based buffer overflow in the delayed_output function in music.c in abcm2ps through 8.13.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Record
GHSA-wwg9-xxwx-gj49
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.8

Stack-based buffer overflow in the delayed_output function in music.c in abcm2ps through 8.13.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Record
CVE-2018-10753
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-10753 9.8

Stack-based buffer overflow in the delayed_output function in music.c in abcm2ps through 8.13.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10753
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-10753 9.8

Stack-based buffer overflow in the delayed_output function in music.c in abcm2ps through 8.13.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10753
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5961-1 No score

abcm2ps vulnerabilities

It was discovered that abcm2ps incorrectly handled memory when parsing specially crafted ABC files. An attacker could use this issue to cause abcm2ps to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-10753, CVE-2018-10771, CVE-2019-1010069)

Chiba of Topsec Alpha Lab discovered that abcm2ps incorrectly handled memory when parsing specially crafted ABC files. An attacker could use this issue to cause abcm2ps to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2021-32434, CVE-2021-32435, CVE-2021-32436)

Record
USN-5961-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
abcm2ps
Debian:12
 before 8.14.2-0.1
8.14.2-0.1
abcm2ps
Debian:13
 before 8.14.2-0.1
8.14.2-0.1
abcm2ps
Debian:14
 before 8.14.2-0.1
8.14.2-0.1
abcm2ps
Debian:9
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 7.8.9-1+deb9u1, plus listed versions
7.8.9-1
7.8.9-1+deb9u1
abcm2ps
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 before 7.8.9-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1, plus listed versions
7.8.9-1
7.8.9-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1
abcm2ps
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 before 7.8.9-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1, plus listed versions
7.8.9-17.8.9-1build1
7.8.9-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1
abcm2ps
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 7.8.9-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1, plus listed versions
7.8.9-1
7.8.9-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1
abcm2ps
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 7.8.9-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1, plus listed versions
7.8.9-17.8.9-1build1
7.8.9-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1
abcm2ps
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 8.14.6-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
8.14.2-0.28.14.5-0.18.14.6-0.1
8.14.6-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
abcm2ps
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 8.14.11-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
8.14.11-0.1
8.14.11-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm1

History

History
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affected, facts
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first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-10753 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Moinejf Abcm2ps, published May 5, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.73%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in abcm2ps 8.14.2-0.1.

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