Vulnerability · CVE-2018-25154
GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in its code 93 encoding process that allows attackers to trigger memory corruption.
Published Dec 24, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 7, 2026 · The GNU Project | Free Software Foundation, Inc. GNU Barcode
Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2018-25154. EPSS is 0.39%. Act only if a listed version of The GNU Project | Free Software Foundation, Inc. GNU Barcode is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.39%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor The GNU Project | Free Software Foundation, Inc. GNU Barcode 0.99
GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in its code 93 encoding process that allows attackers to trigger memory corruption. Attackers can exploit boundary errors during input file processing to potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
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- vendor The GNU Project | Free Software Foundation, Inc. GNU Barcode 0.990.99
How to fix CVE-2018-25154
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 0.99
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2018-25154. EPSS is 0.39%. Act only if a listed version of The GNU Project | Free Software Foundation, Inc. GNU Barcode is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with The GNU Project | Free Software Foundation, Inc. GNU Barcode 0.99 0.99. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.39%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Dec 24, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in its code 93 encoding process that allows attackers to trigger memory corruption. Attackers can exploit boundary errors during input file processing to potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Apr 7, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in its code 93 encoding process that allows attackers to trigger memory corruption. Attackers can exploit boundary errors during input file processing to potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-25154
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-25154
30-day exploitation probability 0.39%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-205332
GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in its code 93 encoding process that allows attackers to trigger memory corruption. Attackers can exploit boundary errors during input file processing to potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 2, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 30, 2026
- EUVDOct 30, 2026