CVE-2018-18059 json
An issue was discovered in Bitdefender Engines before 7.76675.
published 2019-05-24 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-9798
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Bitdefender Engines before 7.76675. A vulnerability has been discovered in the rar.xmd parser that results from a lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. Paired with other vulnerabilities, this can result in denial-of-service. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
Patch / fix
- bitdefender scan_engines 7.76675
Exploit prediction
0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
-
bitdefender.com
/
vendor-advisory
-
bitdefender.com
/support/security-advisories/bitdefender-rar-xmd-rar-parsing-bounds-read-vulnerability/
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-18059
- NVD CVE-2018-18059
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