CVE-2018-11243
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 83.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-05-18 17:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 08:01Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-05-18
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-415Double FreeVariant
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- fd13f68727913f3c696f56f7b9eb054c73aad2832144446d01da9d5687780038
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/upx/upx/issues/206
- github.comhttps://github.com/upx/upx/blob/devel/NEWS
- github.comhttps://github.com/upx/upx/issues/207
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-20cf0743f5https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D7XU42G6MUQQXHWRP7DCF2JSIBOJ5GOO/
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:0162http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00001.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:0163http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00003.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:0180http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00007.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:0179http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00008.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-67590fbf08https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EUTVSTXAFTD552NO2K2RIF6MDQEHP3BE/
07 Fixed in
Debian 13
- upx-ucl Fixed in 1.03+repack-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- upx-ucl Fixed in 1.03+repack-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- upx-ucl No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- upx-ucl No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- upx-ucl No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- upx-ucl No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- upx-ucl No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- upx-ucl No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- upx-ucl No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- upx-ucl No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.