Is CVE-2018-11729 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-11729 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-11729?

CVE-2018-11729 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-11729?

CVE-2018-11729 has an EPSS score of 1.18% (64th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11729?

Upgrade libfsntfs on debian 11 to 20190104-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-11729

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

libfsntfsDebian

Fixed in:20190104-1CVE-2018-11729

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days

64thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 64% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

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CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.