CVE-2018-18438 (GCVE-0-2018-18438)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-10-19 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 11:08
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Qemu has integer overflows because IOReadHandler and its associated functions use a signed integer data type for a size value.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105953 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
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| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/201… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/17/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2018-10-12 00:00
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