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critical 9.8

CVE-2018-11499 json

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in handle_error() in sass_context.cpp in LibSass 3.4.x and 3.5.x through 3.5.4 that could be leverage…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-3528

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.8%
EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in handle_error() in sass_context.cpp in LibSass 3.4.x and 3.5.x through 3.5.4 that could be leveraged to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly unspecified other impact.

Patch / fix

  • libsass Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.5.5-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11499

  • libsass Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 3.4.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11499

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • libsass Package Hub 15 SP1 3.6.1-bp151.4.3.1
  • libsass Package Hub 15 3.6.1-bp150.3.3.1
  • libsass openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Leap 15.0 3.6.1-lp151.3.3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2019:1883-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1800-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1791-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2018-11499 updated cvss 3.3

libsass: Use-after-free vulnerability in sass_context.cpp:handle_error() can lead to denial of service or other unspecified impact

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

3.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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