CVE-2018-12917
In libpbc.a in PBC through 2017-03-02, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in _pbcM_ip_new in...
In libpbc.a in PBC through 2017-03-02, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in _pbcM_ip_new in map.c.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
In libpbc.a in PBC through 2017-03-02, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in _pbcM_ip_new in map.c.
- Record
CVE-2018-12917- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In libpbc.a in PBC through 2017-03-02, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in _pbcM_ip_new in map.c.
- Record
CVE-2018-12917- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4870 No score
In libpbc.a in PBC through 2017-03-02, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in _pbcM_ip_new in map.c.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4870- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r875-fjhf-w77w
9.8
In libpbc.a in PBC through 2017-03-02, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in _pbcM_ip_new in...
In libpbc.a in PBC through 2017-03-02, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in _pbcM_ip_new in map.c.
- Record
GHSA-r875-fjhf-w77w- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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-2018-12917 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Pbc Project Pbc, published June 27, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.44%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.