CVE-2018-11723: Libpff Project Libpff

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The libpff_name_to_id_map_entry_read function in libpff_name_to_id_map.c in libyal libpff through 2018-04-28 allows remote attackers to cause an information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted pff file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/libpff issue 66 on GitHub

Affected products

• Libpff Project Libpff: up to and including 20180428

Published 2018-06-19. Last modified 2026-06-17.