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GHSA-6R9G-7C8C-J56M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-24 21:30 – Updated: 2025-12-24 21:30

Details

GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the command line processing function within cmdline.c. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted input that causes unfreed memory allocations, potentially leading to denial of service conditions.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

6.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2018-25153 (GCVE-0-2018-25153)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-24 19:27 – Updated: 2025-12-24 20:24

Title

GNU Barcode 0.99 Memory Leak Vulnerability in Command Line Processing

Summary

Severity ?

6.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE

CWE-401 - Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44798	exploit
	https://www.gnu.org/software/barcode/	product
	https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Barcode	product

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	The GNU Project \| Free Software Foundation, Inc.	GNU Barcode	Affected: 0.99

Credits

LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab

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Sightings

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-6R9G-7C8C-J56M

CVE-2018-25153 (GCVE-0-2018-25153)

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