Heap-based Buffer Overflow in convert_to_decimal function in Gnulib

CVE-2018-17942 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The convert_to_decimal function in vasnprintf.c in Gnulib before 2018-09-23 has a heap-based buffer overflow because memory is not allocated for a trailing '\0' character during %f processing.

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