The vulnerability of the processmetadata function in the GNU Libextractor library is related to the pointer manipulation during the processing of OLE files. This allows an attacker to trigger a service failure or disclose protected information using a specially created OLE file.
🗓️ 04 Apr 2019 00:00:00Reported by FSTEC of Russia — Information Security Threat DatabaseType 
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | GNU Libextractor Denial of Service Vulnerability (CNVD-2019-03528) | 24 Dec 201800:00 | – | cnvd |
 | CVE-2018-20431 | 24 Dec 201805:00 | – | cve |
 | CVE-2018-20431 | 24 Dec 201805:00 | – | cvelist |
 | [SECURITY] [DLA 1616-1] libextractor security update | 24 Dec 201818:17 | – | debian |
| [SECURITY] [DSA 4361-1] libextractor security update | 28 Dec 201822:10 | – | debian |
 | CVE-2018-20431 | 24 Dec 201805:00 | – | debiancve |
 | Debian DLA-1616-1 : libextractor security update | 27 Dec 201800:00 | – | nessus |
| Debian DSA-4361-1 : libextractor - security update | 31 Dec 201800:00 | – | nessus |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : libextractor vulnerabilities (USN-4641-1) | 24 Nov 202000:00 | – | nessus |
| Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-20431 | 30 Aug 202500:00 | – | nessus |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| nvd | www.nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20431 |
| security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20431 |
| gnunet | www.gnunet.org/bugs/view.php |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/106300/discuss |
| web | www.web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail |
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23 Mar 2021 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 36.5
EPSS0.02236