CVE-2018-7998
CVSS V2 Medium 5.1
CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
In libvips before 8.6.3, a NULL function pointer dereference vulnerability was found in the vips_region_generate function in region.c, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file. This occurs because of a race condition involving a failed delayed load and other worker threads.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-7998
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-03-09T19:29:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-03-27T16:34:41
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libvips_project:libvips:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 8.6.3 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- HIGH
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5.1
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 4.9
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.6
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/issues/893 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/commit/20d840e6da15c1574b3ed998bc92f91d1e36c2a5 | Patch |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00009.html | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7998 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-7998 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:46:49 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 03:13:19 | 2018-03-09T19:29Z | 2018-03-09T19:29:01 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 03:13:19 | 2018-03-27T16:34:41 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 03:13:19 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |