Buffer overflow in Flif

CVE-2018-12109

An issue was discovered in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3. The TransformPaletteC<FileIO>::process function in transform/palette_C.hpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PAM image 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: 0.014 (70.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.8% 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-2018-12109: held from 0.014 to 0.014.

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

Affected products

  • Flif — versions 0.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12109?
CVE-2018-12109 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flif, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2018-12109?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-12109 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.