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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-12097

The liblnk_location_information_read_data function in liblnk_location_information.c in liblnk through 2018-04-19 allows remote attackers to cause an information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted lnk file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/liblnk issue 33 on GitHub

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CVE-2018-12097
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1 Nov 2026, 04:29 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2018-12097

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Jun 2018, 21:29 UTC

The liblnk_location_information_read_data function in liblnk_location_information.c in liblnk through 2018-04-19 allows remote attackers to cause an information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted lnk file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/liblnk issue 33 on GitHub

osv:CVE-2018-12097
Complete source record
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  "id": "de90bfcf2fe06cc20d89222d91b5ec0992bf12511162f575559e32403ff469ce",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12097",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2018-12097",
    "summary": "The liblnk_location_information_read_data function in liblnk_location_information.c in liblnk through 2018-04-19 allows remote attackers to cause an information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted lnk file. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/liblnk issue 33 on GitHub",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-12097",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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      "aliases": [
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        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/libyal/liblnk",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "20180419"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:liblnk_project:liblnk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                      },
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                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-12097.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:19.011187722Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2018-12097",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 429916,
  "published_at": "2018-06-19T21:29:00.863+00:00"
}