CVE-2018-11212

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in libjpeg 9a and 9d. The alloc_sarray function in jmemmgr.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error) via a crafted file.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.58%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106583 vdb entry third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3706-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0474 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3706-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00015.html third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0469 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0473 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0472 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00028.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0640 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1238 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00059.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00013.html vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2052 vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190118-0001/ third party advisory patch
https://github.com/ChijinZ/security_advisories/tree/master/libjpeg-v9a third party advisory exploit
http://www.ijg.org/
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03958en_us
https://github.com/zzyyrr/divide-by-zero-in-libjpeg-9d.git

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11212?
CVE-2018-11212 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-11212?
To fix CVE-2018-11212, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-11212 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-11212 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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