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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-18444

🗓️ 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Linux/Unix host has unpatched vulnerability CVE-2018-18444 with no vendor-supplied patch available.

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14 May 202000:00
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6 Nov 201900:00
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CVE-2018-18444
17 Oct 201819:00
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17 Oct 201819:00
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CVE-2018-18444
17 Oct 201819:00
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FreeBSD
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17 Oct 201800:00
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EUVD-2018-10172
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Fedora
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: mingw-OpenEXR-2.3.0-3.fc31
22 Nov 201900:48
fedora
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(222254);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-18444");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-18444");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - makeMultiView.cpp in exrmultiview in OpenEXR 2.3.0 has an out-of-bounds write, leading to an assertion
    failure or possibly unspecified other impact. (CVE-2018-18444)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-18444");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-18444");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/10/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:OpenEXR");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:OpenEXR-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:OpenEXR-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mingw-OpenEXR");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mingw32-OpenEXR");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mingw64-OpenEXR");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:OpenEXR");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:OpenEXR-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:OpenEXR-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mingw-OpenEXR");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mingw32-OpenEXR");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mingw64-OpenEXR");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("set_linux_os_id.nasl", "ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/OS/identifier", "Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/CentOS Linux-8", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "OpenEXR"},
          {"reference": "OpenEXR-devel"},
          {"reference": "OpenEXR-libs"},
          {"reference": "mingw-OpenEXR"},
          {"reference": "mingw32-OpenEXR"},
          {"reference": "mingw64-OpenEXR"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "OpenEXR"},
          {"reference": "OpenEXR-devel"},
          {"reference": "OpenEXR-libs"},
          {"reference": "mingw-OpenEXR"},
          {"reference": "mingw32-OpenEXR"},
          {"reference": "mingw64-OpenEXR"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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04 Sep 2025 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 26.8
CVSS 38.8
EPSS0.00922
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