Buffer overflow in Gegl
CVE-2018-10114
An issue was discovered in GEGL through 0.3.32. The gegl_buffer_iterate_read_simple 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 ppm_load_read_header function in operations/external/ppm-load.c.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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: 0.019 (78.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/tree/master/gegl (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-10114?
- CVE-2018-10114 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-2018-10114?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-10114 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.