CVE catalog

CVE-2018-7485

unixodbc: CVE-2018-7485

Severity: Critical · CVSS 9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Jun 27, 2018, 8:20:19 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 3.02% · Oct 25, 2026

The SQLWriteFileDSN function in odbcinst/SQLWriteFileDSN.c in unixODBC 2.3.5 has strncpy arguments in the wrong order, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

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	unixodbc	sid	`2.3.14-2`	not affected
Debian	unixodbc	forky	`2.3.14-2`	not affected
Debian	unixodbc	trixie	`2.3.12-2+deb13u1`	not affected
Debian	unixodbc	bookworm	`2.3.11-2+deb12u1`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	unixodbc	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	unixodbc	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	unixodbc	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	unixodbc	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libodbc1]Not affected
Source package: [unixodbc]
Details (2)
- 2.3.11-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · unixodbc · debian · bookworm
- 2.3.11-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · unixodbc · debian · bookworm
[libodbc2]Not affected
Source package: [unixodbc]
Details (2)
- 2.3.11-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · unixodbc · debian · bookworm
- 2.3.11-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · unixodbc · debian · bookworm
[libodbccr2]Not affected
Source package: [unixodbc]
Details (2)
- 2.3.11-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · unixodbc · debian · bookworm
- 2.3.11-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · unixodbc · debian · bookworm
[libodbcinst2]Not affected
Source package: [unixodbc]
Details (2)
- 2.3.11-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · unixodbc · debian · bookworm
- 2.3.11-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · unixodbc · debian · bookworm
[odbcinst]Not affected
Source package: [unixodbc]
Details (2)
- 2.3.11-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · unixodbc · debian · bookworm
- 2.3.11-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · unixodbc · debian · bookworm
[odbcinst1debian2]Not affected
Source package: [unixodbc]
Details (2)
- 2.3.11-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · unixodbc · debian · bookworm
- 2.3.11-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · unixodbc · debian · bookworm
[unixodbc]Not affected
Details (2)
- 2.3.11-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · unixodbc · debian · bookworm
- 2.3.11-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · unixodbc · debian · bookworm
[unixodbc-common]Not affected
Source package: [unixodbc]
Details (2)
- 2.3.11-2+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · unixodbc · debian · bookworm
- 2.3.11-2+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · unixodbc · debian · bookworm
[unixodbc-dev]Not affected
Source package: [unixodbc]
Details (2)
- 2.3.11-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · unixodbc · debian · bookworm
- 2.3.11-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · unixodbc · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:37:41 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]