Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 6, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-1000101

Description

Mingw-w64 version 5.0.3 and earlier, 5.0.4, 6.0.0 and 7.0.0 contains an Improper Null Termination (CWE-170) vulnerability in mingw-w64-crt (libc)->(v)snprintf that can result in The bug may be used to corrupt subsequent string functions. This attack appear to be exploitable via Depending on the usage, worst case: network.

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Affected products

Mingw W64/Mingw W642 versions
cpe:2.3:a:mingw-w64:mingw-w64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mingw-w64:mingw-w64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.0.3
- (no CPE)range: >=5.0.3, <=5.0.4, =6.0.0, =7.0.0

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References

sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/mingw-w64/ci/v5.x/tree/mingw-w64-crt/stdio/snprintf.cnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/mingw-w64/ci/v5.x/tree/mingw-w64-crt/stdio/vsnprintf.cnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/bugs/709/nvdThird Party Advisory
raw.githubusercontent.com/distributedweaknessfiling/cvelist/master/2018/1000xxx/CVE-2018-1000101.jsonnvd
sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/bugs/709/nvd

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