What is CVE-2018-3868?

CVE-2018-3868 is a high-severity vulnerability in Computer-Insel Photoline, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-12.

How severe is CVE-2018-3868?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Computer-Insel Photoline

CVE-2018-3868

A specially crafted TIFF image processed via the application can lead to an out-of-bounds write, overwriting arbitrary data. An attacker can deliver a TIFF image to trigger this vulnerability and gain code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-04-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.012 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Computer-Insel Photoline — versions 20.53
Talos Computerinsel Photoline — versions Computerinsel Photoline 20.53 for OS X

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0550 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-3868?: CVE-2018-3868 is a high-severity vulnerability in Computer-Insel Photoline, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2018-3868?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.