CVE-2018-9466

CVSS 3.1 Score 8.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Nov 19, 2024
Updated: Nov 22, 2024
CWE ID 787

Summary

CVE-2018-9466 is a vulnerability affecting the xmlSnprintfElementContent function in the valid.c file. This issue involves a potential out-of-bounds write, allowing a remote attacker to escalate privileges in an unprivileged application. No additional execution privileges are required for successful exploitation, but user interaction is necessary to trigger the vulnerability.

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