Information Exposure Affecting liblnk package, versions <20180626-1
Threat Intelligence
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-LIBLNK-1550245
- published19 Jun 2018
- disclosed19 Jun 2018
Introduced: 19 Jun 2018
CVE-2018-12097 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12 liblnk to version 20180626-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream liblnk package and not the liblnk package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.
The liblnk_location_information_read_data function in liblnk_location_information.c in liblnk through 2018-04-19 allows remote attackers to cause an information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted lnk file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/liblnk issue 33 on GitHub