An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1.
Priority LOW 34CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. In contrib/scrts.c, a stack-based buffer overflow can be triggered via a command-line parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00448 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
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:mgetty_project:mgetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.2.1 | Vulnerable | Mgetty Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:mgetty_project:mgetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Mgetty Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16742
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4qch-qm87-8j72
References
More Mgetty Project Mgetty vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-11988 An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-11991 An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-11992 An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-11990 An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-16012 Out-of-bounds read in mgetty CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2019-16011 Infinite loop in mgetty CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-16742 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-16742 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4qch-qm87-8j72 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-16742 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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