CVE-2018-11729: Libfsntfs Project Libfsntfs

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

The libfsntfs_mft_entry_read_header function in libfsntfs_mft_entry.c in libfsntfs through 2018-04-20 allows remote attackers to cause an information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted ntfs file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/libfsntfs issue 8 on GitHub

Affected products

• Libfsntfs Project Libfsntfs: up to and including 20180420

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