CVE catalog
CVE-2018-1000221
pkgconf: CVE-2018-1000221
- Severity
- Critical · CVSS 9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.35% · Oct 25, 2026
pkgconf version 1.5.0 to 1.5.2 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in dequote() that can result in dequote() function returns 1-byte allocation if initial length is 0, leading to buffer overflow. This attack appear to be exploitable via specially crafted .pc file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.5.3.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | pkgconf | sid | 2.5.1-4 | not affected |
| Debian | pkgconf | forky | 2.5.1-4 | not affected |
| Debian | pkgconf | trixie | 1.8.1-4 | not affected |
| Debian | pkgconf | bookworm | 1.8.1-1 | not affected |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | pkgconf | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | pkgconf | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | pkgconf | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | pkgconf | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libpkgconf3]Not affected
Source package: [pkgconf]
Details (2)
1.8.1-1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · pkgconf · debian · bookworm
1.8.1-1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · pkgconf · debian · bookworm
- [libpkgconf-dev]Not affected
Source package: [pkgconf]
Details (2)
1.8.1-1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · pkgconf · debian · bookworm
1.8.1-1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · pkgconf · debian · bookworm
- [pkgconf]Not affected
Details (2)
1.8.1-1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · pkgconf · debian · bookworm
1.8.1-1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · pkgconf · debian · bookworm
- [pkgconf-bin]Not affected
Source package: [pkgconf]
Details (2)
1.8.1-1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · pkgconf · debian · bookworm
1.8.1-1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · pkgconf · debian · bookworm
- [pkg-config]Not affected
Source package: [pkgconf]
Details (2)
1.8.1-1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · pkgconf · debian · bookworm
1.8.1-1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · pkgconf · debian · bookworm
Observed: