What is CVE-2018-3886?

CVE-2018-3886 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pl32 Photoline, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2018-3886?

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

Buffer overflow in Pl32 Photoline

CVE-2018-3886

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the PCX-parsing functionality of Computerinsel Photoline 20.53. A specially crafted PCX image processed via the application can lead to an out-of-bounds write, overwriting arbitrary data. An attacker can deliver a PCX image to trigger this vulnerability and gain code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (71.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Pl32 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

talos-cna@cisco.com (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-3886?: CVE-2018-3886 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pl32 Photoline, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2018-3886?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.