CVE-2018-12097 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-12097

The liblnk_location_information_read_data function in liblnk_location_information.c in liblnk through 2018-04-19 allows...

Vulnerability Description

The liblnk_location_information_read_data function in liblnk_location_information.c in liblnk through 2018-04-19 allows remote attackers to cause an information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted lnk file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/liblnk issue 33 on GitHub

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

liblnk project

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Affected Software

liblnk
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: June 19th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.