Critical
mingw-w64 — security advisory
Mingw-w64 version 5.0.3 and earlier, 5.0.4, 6.0.0 and 7.0.0 contains an Improper Null Termination (CWE-170) vulnerability in mingw-w64-crt (libc)->(v)snprintf that can result in The bug may be used to corrupt subsequent string functions. This attack appear to be exploitable via Depending on the usage, worst case: network.
- Products
- mingw-w64
- Affected versions
- 11.0.1-2, 11.0.1-3, 11.0.1-3build1, 12.0.0-3, 13.0.0-1+bootstrap2, 13.0.0-2ubuntu1, 3.0.0-3, 3.0~svn5915-1, 3.1.0-1, 4.0.2-4, 4.0.4-1, 4.0.4-2, 5.0.2-2, 5.0.3-1, 6.0.0-3, 6.0.0-4, 7.0.0-2, 8.0.0-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2018-1000101
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:22 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Mingw-w64 version 5.0.3 and earlier, 5.0.4, 6.0.0 and 7.0.0 contains an Improper Null Termination (CWE-170) vulnerability in mingw-w64-crt (libc)->(v)snprintf that can result in The bug may be used to corrupt subsequent string functions. This attack appear to be exploitable via Depending on the usage, worst case: network.
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Complete source record
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