What is CVE-2018-5252?

CVE-2018-5252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Entropymine Imageworsener, classified under Excessive Iteration. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-01-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-5252?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Entropymine Imageworsener

CVE-2018-5252

libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.2, when libjpeg 8d is used, has a large loop in the get_raw_sample_int function in imagew-main.c.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Entropymine Imageworsener — versions 1.3.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-834 — Excessive Iteration

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5252?: CVE-2018-5252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Entropymine Imageworsener, classified under Excessive Iteration. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-01-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-5252?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.