CVE-2018-12097

NameCVE-2018-12097
DescriptionThe 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
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs901962

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
liblnk (PTS)stretch20170111-1vulnerable
buster20181227-1fixed
bullseye, bookworm20181227-1.1fixed
sid20181227-1.2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
liblnksource(unstable)20180626-1unimportant901962

Notes

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/33
https://github.com/libyal/liblnk/commit/cb7fe0c66a5a01c19f1953fc7814c4fedfdc5785
https://github.com/libyal/liblnk/issues/32
https://github.com/libyal/liblnk/issues/33
Questionable/negligabe security impact

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