7.5
HIGH
CVE-2018-7998
Vips NULL Function Pointer Dereference Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 9, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:13 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-7998 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Libvips libvips
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-7998.

URL Resource
https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/commit/20d840e6da15c1574b3ed998bc92f91d1e36c2a5 Patch
https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/issues/893 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00009.html Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/commit/20d840e6da15c1574b3ed998bc92f91d1e36c2a5 Patch
https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/issues/893 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00009.html Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-7998 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-7998 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/commit/20d840e6da15c1574b3ed998bc92f91d1e36c2a5 No Types Assigned https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/commit/20d840e6da15c1574b3ed998bc92f91d1e36c2a5 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/issues/893 No Types Assigned https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/issues/893 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00009.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00009.html Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-362
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libvips_project:libvips:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.6.3
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00009.html [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.85 }} -0.35%

score

0.80141

percentile

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