CVE-2018-10114: Buffer Overflow

Published Apr 14, 2018
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Updated

An issue was discovered in GEGL through 0.3.32. The geglbufferiteratereadsimple function in buffer/gegl-buffer-access.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (write access violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed PPM file, related to improper restrictions on memory allocation in the ppmloadreadheader function in operations/external/ppm-load.c.

Affected Software

1 affected component
GEGL GEGL<=0.3.32

Event History

Apr 14, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2018-10114?

The severity of CVE-2018-10114 is high, with a severity value of 8.8.

2

How does CVE-2018-10114 affect GEGL?

CVE-2018-10114 affects GEGL versions up to 0.3.32.

3

What is the impact of CVE-2018-10114?

CVE-2018-10114 can result in a denial of service (write access violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact on the affected system.

4

How can CVE-2018-10114 be exploited?

CVE-2018-10114 can be exploited by remote attackers through a malformed PPM file.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2018-10114?

At the time of writing, there is no known fix or patch available for CVE-2018-10114. It is recommended to update to a version of GEGL that is not affected by this vulnerability, if available.

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