CVE-2018-11723

** DISPUTED ** The libpff_name_to_id_map_entry_read function in libpff_name_to_id_map.c in libyal...

5.5 MediumFix availableDisputed

The libpff_name_to_id_map_entry_read function in libpff_name_to_id_map.c in libyal libpff through 2018-04-28 allows remote attackers to cause an information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted pff file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/libpff issue 66 on GitHub

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.14%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2018-11723
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 1.9 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-11723
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-3742 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-3742
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fjv9-r9p4-38h5 5.5

** DISPUTED ** The libpff_name_to_id_map_entry_read function in libpff_name_to_id_map.c in libyal...

** DISPUTED ** The libpff_name_to_id_map_entry_read function in libpff_name_to_id_map.c in libyal libpff through 2018-04-28 allows remote attackers to cause an information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted pff file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/libpff issue 66 on GitHub.

Record: GHSA-fjv9-r9p4-38h5
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

Record: CVE-2018-11723
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-11723 5.5

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11723
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-11723 5.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11723
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

libpff project libpff

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libpff` Debian:12	before 20180714-1	20180714-1
`libpff` Debian:13	before 20180714-1	20180714-1
`libpff` Debian:14	before 20180714-1	20180714-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2018-11723 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Libpff Project Libpff, published June 19, 2018. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.14%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in libpff 20180714-1.