Medium severity · published Oct 19, 2018
CVE-2018-18398
Xfce Thunar 1.6.15, when Xfce 4.12 is used, mishandles the IBus-Unikey input method for file searches within File Manager, leading to an out-of-bounds read and SEGV
4.7
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Xfce Thunar 1.6.15, when Xfce 4.12 is used, mishandles the IBus-Unikey input method for file searches within File Manager, leading to an out-of-bounds read and SEGV. This could potentially be exploited by an arbitrary local user who creates files in /tmp before the victim uses this input method.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TH
Thunar · Xfce
before 1.6.15 · source: NVD
XF
Xfce · Xfce
before 4.12 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18398
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18398
Exploit
https://0xd0ff9.wordpress.com/2018/10/18/cve-2018-18398/
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