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TI-2018-13620 Aliases CVE-2018-19198GHSA-8cr6-2pcf-qg5m

An issue was discovered in uriparser before 0.9.0.

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An issue was discovered in uriparser before 0.9.0. UriQuery.c allows an out-of-bounds write via a uriComposeQuery* or uriComposeQueryEx* function because the '&' character is mishandled in certain contexts.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02367 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:uriparser_project:uriparser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.9.0Vulnerableuriparser
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:uriparser_project:uriparser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·uriparser
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2019:2280 Released 2019-08-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    uriparser security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) uriparser-0.7.5-10.el7, uriparser-devel-0.7.5-10.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) uriparser-0.7.5-10.el7, uriparser-devel-0.7.5-10.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) uriparser-0.7.5-10.el7, uriparser-0.7.5-10.el7.ppc, uriparser-devel-0.7.5-10.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) uriparser-0.7.5-10.el7, uriparser-devel-0.7.5-10.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2280
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2280
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2280
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2280

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-19198
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8cr6-2pcf-qg5m

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

Sources

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