Description
The libevt_record_values_read_event() function in libevt_record_values.c in libevt before 2018-03-17 does not properly check for out-of-bounds values of user SID data size, strings size, or data size. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/libevt issue 5 on GitHub
Published: 2018-03-18
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4160-1 libevt security update
History

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 10:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Debian Debian Linux
Libevt Project Libevt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T07:02:26.033Z

Reserved: 2018-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-8754

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T07:02:26.033Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-03-18T03:29:00.277

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:14:15.320

Link: CVE-2018-8754

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