PT-2026-4916 · Gnome+2 · Glib+2
CVSS v3.1
4.2
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Glib (affected versions not specified)
Description
A buffer underflow issue exists in Glib's content type parsing logic. The issue stems from storing the length of a header line in a signed integer, potentially causing integer wraparound with large inputs. This can lead to pointer underflow and out-of-bounds memory access. Successful exploitation requires a local user to install or process a specially crafted treemagic file, potentially resulting in local denial of service or application instability.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
DoS
Out of bounds Read
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Glib
Linuxmint
Ubuntu