Is CVE-2018-16781 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-16781 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-16781?

CVE-2018-16781 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-16781?

CVE-2018-16781 has an EPSS score of 1.01% (59th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16781?

Upgrade ffjpeg to 2018-08-22 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-16781

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

ffjpeg.dll in ffjpeg before 2018-08-22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (FPE signal) via a progressive JPEG file that lacks an AC Huffman table.

CWE-682 CWE-755

How to fix

Remediation Available

ffjpegNVD

Affected:< 2018-08-22Fixed in:2018-08-22CVE-2018-16781derived from NVD

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

1.01%probability of exploitation in 30 days

59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.