Buffer overflow in Gegl

CVE-2018-10112

An issue was discovered in GEGL through 0.3.32. The gegl_tile_backend_swap_constructed function in buffer/gegl-tile-backend-swap.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (write access violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed PNG file that is mishandled during a call to the babl_format_get_bytes_per_pixel function in babl-format.c in babl 0.1.46.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (72.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-10112: held from 0.015 to 0.014.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.014 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10112?
CVE-2018-10112 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gegl, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-04-16.
How severe is CVE-2018-10112?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-10112 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.