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libgig — security advisory
An issue was discovered in libgig 4.1.0. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in RIFF::List::GetListTypeString in RIFF.cpp.
- Products
- libgig
- Affected versions
- 3.3.0-5, 4.0.0-5, 4.1.0~repack-2, 4.2.0~ds1-2, 4.2.0~ds1-2build1, 4.3.0~ds1-2, 4.3.0~ds1-2.1, 4.3.0~ds1-2.1build1, 4.4.1-1, 4.5.2-2
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2018-18196
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:19 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
An issue was discovered in libgig 4.1.0. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in RIFF::List::GetListTypeString in RIFF.cpp.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18196
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Complete source record
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