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CVE-2018-11730
The libfsntfs_security_descriptor_values_free function in libfsntfs_security_descriptor_values.c in libfsntfs through 2018-04-20 allows…
- 5.5MediumCVSS base score
- 0.81%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 43% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The libfsntfs_security_descriptor_values_free function in libfsntfs_security_descriptor_values.c in libfsntfs through 2018-04-20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double-free) via a crafted ntfs file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/libfsntfs issue 8 on GitHub
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 14 days later
· 14 days later
Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.81% · top 43% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References2
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148115/libfsntfs-20180420-Information-Disclosure.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20180608 libfsntfs 20180420 vulns (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-3749 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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