CVE-2018-11214: Medium severity IJG libjpeg vulnerability

Published May 16, 2018
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Updated

An issue was discovered in libjpeg 9a. The gettextrgbrow function in rdppm.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation fault) via a crafted file.

Other sources

An issue was discovered in libjpeg version 9a. The gettextrgbrow function in rdppm.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation fault) via a crafted file.

References: https://github.com/ChijinZ/securityadvisories/tree/master/libjpeg-v9a

Red Hat

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability has been discovered in libjpeg-turbo when reading one row of pixels of a PPM file. An attacker could use this flaw to crash the application and cause a denial of service.

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/libjpeg-turbo<0:1.2.90-8.el7
0:1.2.90-8.el7
IJG libjpeg=9a
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=17.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
debian/libjpeg-turbo
1:2.0.6-41:2.1.5-21:2.1.5-41:3.1.3-4
debian/libjpeg9
1:9f-2

Event History

May 16, 2018
CVE Published
12:00 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Description
May 18, 2018
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:10 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:47 PM
Description
Feb 18, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·08:58 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
May 13, 2026
Data Sourced
via Debian·03:21 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2018-11214.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11214?

The severity of CVE-2018-11214 is medium.

3

How does this vulnerability impact the system?

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by crashing the application.

4

Which software is affected by CVE-2018-11214?

The affected software includes libjpeg-turbo versions up to and including 1.2.90-8.el7, libjpeg-turbo versions 1.5.2-2+deb10u1, 2.0.6-4, and 2.1.5-2, libjpeg9 version 9e-1, libjpeg6b version 6 in Ubuntu Trusty, libjpeg6b versions 1:6 in Ubuntu Xenial, libjpeg-turbo versions 1:1.3.1-12+ and 1:1.4.2-1 in Ubuntu with upstream qualifiers, libjpeg-turbo version 1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1 in Ubuntu Trusty, and libjpeg9 version 1:9 in Ubuntu with upstream qualifiers.

5

How do I fix CVE-2018-11214?

To fix CVE-2018-11214, update to the latest version of the affected software.

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