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CVE-2018-14498

MEDIUMEPSS 86th pctl
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

get_8bit_row in rdbmp.c in libjpeg-turbo through 1.5.90 and MozJPEG through 3.3.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted 8-bit BMP in which one or more of the color indices is out of range for the number of palette entries.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available
libjpeg-turboDebian
Fixed in:1:2.0.5-1CVE-2018-14498
Fixed in:1:2.0.5-1CVE-2018-14498
Fixed in:1:2.0.5-1CVE-2018-14498
Fixed in:1:2.0.5-1CVE-2018-14498
libjpeg-turboUbuntu
Fixed in:1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm2USN-5553-1
Fixed in:1.4.2-0ubuntu3.3USN-4190-1
Fixed in:1.4.2-0ubuntu3.4+esm1USN-5553-1
Fixed in:1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.3USN-4190-1
libjpeg-turbo-progsUbuntu
Fixed in:1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm2USN-5553-1
Fixed in:1.4.2-0ubuntu3.4+esm1USN-5553-1
libjpeg-turbo-testUbuntu
Fixed in:1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm2USN-5553-1
Fixed in:1.4.2-0ubuntu3.4+esm1USN-5553-1
libjpeg-turbo8Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm2USN-5553-1
Fixed in:1.4.2-0ubuntu3.3USN-4190-1
Fixed in:1.4.2-0ubuntu3.4+esm1USN-5553-1
Fixed in:1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.3USN-4190-1
libturbojpegUbuntu
Fixed in:1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm2USN-5553-1
Fixed in:1.4.2-0ubuntu3.4+esm1USN-5553-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.10%probability of exploitation in 30 days
86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2014-0160High7.5100%KEVFix
CVE-2025-5777High7.5100%KEV + RansomFix
CVE-2021-4034High7.895%KEVFix
CVE-2023-21769High7.592%-Fix
CVE-2023-49285High8.689%-Fix
CVE-2020-8794Critical9.889%-Fix
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