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CVE-2018-12910

The get_cookies function in soup-cookie-jar.c in libsoup 2.63.2 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via an empty hostname.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 9 products from gnome, from canonical, from debian and 6 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2018-07-05T18:29:00.423

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:46:05.220

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-125

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	gnome	libsoup	2.63.2	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	16.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	17.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	18.04	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes
Application	redhat	ansible_tower	3.3	Yes
Application	redhat	openshift_container_platform	3.11	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	7.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	7.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	7.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	leap	15.0	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3140 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-sdk-images/commit/4215b8a21b3b3055e947312a8920df94f93ba047 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/commit/db2b0d5809d5f8226d47312b40992cadbcde439f Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/issues/3 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SBREWZ3EEDYWG6PCLWL2EJ24ME5ZFAX6/ ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3701-1/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4241 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3140 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-sdk-images/commit/4215b8a21b3b3055e947312a8920df94f93ba047 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/commit/db2b0d5809d5f8226d47312b40992cadbcde439f Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/issues/3 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SBREWZ3EEDYWG6PCLWL2EJ24ME5ZFAX6/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3701-1/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4241 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For gnome's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.