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HIGH

CVE-2018-20545

CVSS v3

8.8

HIGH

EPSS Score

2.4 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

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Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-20545 Red Hat Product Security

    libcaca: out of bounds write in function load_image in common-image.c

Full record on NVD

Description

There is an illegal WRITE memory access at common-image.c (function load_image) in libcaca 0.99.beta19 for 4bpp data.

Technical details

Published
2018-12-28

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20545?

There is an illegal WRITE memory access at common-image.c (function load_image) in libcaca 0.99.beta19 for 4bpp data.

Is CVE-2018-20545 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-20545 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.4% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-20545?

CVE-2018-20545 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity).

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