What is CVE-2018-12447?

CVE-2018-12447 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libbpg Project, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2018-12447?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Libbpg Project

CVE-2018-12447

The restore_tqb_pixels function in hevc_filter.c in libavcodec, as used in libbpg 0.9.8 and other products, has an integer overflow that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow and remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.038 (88.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Libbpg_project Libbpg — versions 0.9.8
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12447?: CVE-2018-12447 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libbpg Project, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2018-12447?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.