Buffer overflow in Flif Free Lossless Image Format

CVE-2018-10972

An issue was discovered in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3. The TransformPaletteC::process function in transform/palette_C.hpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.9% 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-2018-10972: held from 0.013 to 0.013.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10972?
CVE-2018-10972 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flif Free Lossless Image Format, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-10972?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.