CVE-2018-7998
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-7998 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-03-09 19:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-09-29 11:18:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-362 | CWE-476
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Libvips | Libvips | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Libvips Project | Libvips | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Libvips Project | Libvips | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| fix a crash with delayed load · libvips/libvips@20d840e · GitHub | MISC | github.com | Patch |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1306-1] vips security update | MLIST | lists.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| NULL generate_fn() function pointer dereference vulnerability in vips_region_generate() · Issue #893 · libvips/libvips · GitHub | MISC | github.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 199837 Ubuntu Security Notification for VIPS Vulnerabilities (USN-6437-1)