CVE catalog

CVE-2018-25154

barcode: CVE-2018-25154

Severity: High · CVSS 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Jan 1, 2018, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.39% · Oct 25, 2026

GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in its code 93 encoding process that allows attackers to trigger memory corruption. Attackers can exploit boundary errors during input file processing to potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

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	barcode	sid	`0.99-9`	vulnerable
Debian	barcode	forky	`0.99-9`	vulnerable
Debian	barcode	trixie	`0.99-9`	vulnerable
Debian	barcode	bookworm	`0.99-6`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	barcode	source	sid	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	barcode	source	forky	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	barcode	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	barcode	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[barcode]Affected
Details (2)
- 0.99-6 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · barcode · debian · bookworm; dsa · barcode · debian · 12
- 0.99-6 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · barcode · debian · bookworm; dsa · barcode · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[barcode]Affected
Details (2)
- 0.99-9 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · barcode · debian · 13
- 0.99-9 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · barcode · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:36:24 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]