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 :
Sept. 29, 2023, 11:18 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.6
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 |
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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]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-7998 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-7998
weaknesses.
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