CVE-2018-25154
HIGH EPSS 24.9%
Published Dec 24, 20256mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.5 CVSS 4.0
Published Dec 24, 2025 6mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in its code 93 encoding process that allows attackers to trigger memory corruption. Attackers can exploit boundary errors during input file processing to potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction P
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
24.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety
References 3
- directory.fsf.org https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Barcode
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44797
- gnu.org https://www.gnu.org/software/barcode/
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.