The libpff_name_to_id_map_entry_read function in libpff_name_to_id_map.c in libyal libpff…
Priority LOW 27CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The libpff_name_to_id_map_entry_read function in libpff_name_to_id_map.c in libyal libpff through 2018-04-28 allows remote attackers to cause an information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted pff file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/libpff issue 66 on GitHub
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01142 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libpff_project:libpff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 20180428 | Vulnerable | Libpff Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:libpff_project:libpff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 20180428 Vulnerable ·Libpff Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-11723
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fjv9-r9p4-38h5
References
More Libpff Project Libpff vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-13489 An use-after-free vulnerability in the libpff_item_tree_create_node function of libyal… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-14403 libpff_item_tree_create_node in libpff_item_tree.c in libpff before experimental-20180714… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-11723 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-11723 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fjv9-r9p4-38h5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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