CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-11243

Double Free

Published: May 18, 2018 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

PackLinuxElf64::unpack in p_lx_elf.cpp in UPX 3.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double free), limit the ability of a malware scanner to operate on the entire original data, or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Weakness

The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Upx Upx 3.95 (including) 3.95 (including)
Upx-ucl Ubuntu artful *
Upx-ucl Ubuntu bionic *
Upx-ucl Ubuntu cosmic *
Upx-ucl Ubuntu disco *
Upx-ucl Ubuntu eoan *
Upx-ucl Ubuntu focal *
Upx-ucl Ubuntu groovy *
Upx-ucl Ubuntu hirsute *
Upx-ucl Ubuntu impish *
Upx-ucl Ubuntu kinetic *
Upx-ucl Ubuntu lunar *
Upx-ucl Ubuntu mantic *
Upx-ucl Ubuntu oracular *
Upx-ucl Ubuntu trusty *
Upx-ucl Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

References