CVE-2018-7998

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.34%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/commit/20d840e6da15c1574b3ed998bc92f91d1e36c2a5 patch
https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/issues/893 third party advisory exploit
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00009.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-7998?
CVE-2018-7998 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-7998?
To fix CVE-2018-7998, 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-2018-7998 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-7998 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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