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CVE-2018-20544

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2018-12-28
  • WeaknessCWE-369

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Description

There is floating point exception at caca/dither.c (function caca_dither_bitmap) in libcaca 0.99.beta19.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-12-2816:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Canonical ubuntu linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.4= 12.04no fix published
14.4= 14.04no fix published
16.4= 16.04no fix published
18.4= 18.04no fix published
18.10= 18.10no fix published
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.0= 8.0no fix published
Libcaca project libcaca
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.99= 0.99no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • libcacaUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • libcacaUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • libcacaUbuntu:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.99.beta18-1ubuntu5.1
  • libcacaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5all versions · fixed in 0.99.beta18-14.3.27
  • libcacaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4all versions · fixed in 0.99.beta18-14.3.27
  • libcacaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5all versions · fixed in 0.99.beta18-14.3.27
  • libcacaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4all versions · fixed in 0.99.beta18-14.3.27
  • libcacaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5all versions · fixed in 0.99.beta18-14.3.27

26 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-20544 Red Hat Product Security

    libcaca: floating point exception in caca/dither.c

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2018-12-28
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-2chw-xgww-wgp9

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20544?

There is floating point exception at caca/dither.c (function caca_dither_bitmap) in libcaca 0.99.beta19.

Is CVE-2018-20544 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-20544 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.9% on 2026-11-09, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-20544?

CVE-2018-20544 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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