CVE-2018-14498: Medium severity Libjpeg-turbo Libjpeg-turbo vulnerability

Published Jul 20, 2018
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Updated

get8bitrow in rdbmp.c in libjpeg-turbo through 1.5.90 and MozJPEG through 3.3.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted 8-bit BMP in which one or more of the color indices is out of range for the number of palette entries.

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/libjpeg-turbo<0:1.2.90-8.el7
0:1.2.90-8.el7
redhat/libjpeg-turbo<0:1.5.3-10.el8
0:1.5.3-10.el8
Libjpeg-turbo Libjpeg-turbo<=1.5.90
Mozilla MozJPEG<=3.3.1
Fedoraproject Fedora=28
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
openSUSE Leap=15.0
debian/libjpeg-turbo
1:2.0.6-41:2.1.5-21:2.1.5-4

Event History

Jul 20, 2018
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Mar 7, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Description
Mar 11, 2019
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·01:06 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Feb 20, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·05:05 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Debian·05:05 PM
DescriptionAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·05:07 PM
Description

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-14498?

CVE-2018-14498 is a vulnerability in libjpeg-turbo and MozJPEG that allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted 8-bit BMP.

2

How does CVE-2018-14498 work?

CVE-2018-14498 works by exploiting a heap-based buffer over-read in the get_8bit_row function in rdbmp.c.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14498?

CVE-2018-14498 has a severity rating of 6.5 (medium).

4

How can I fix CVE-2018-14498 in libjpeg-turbo?

To fix CVE-2018-14498 in libjpeg-turbo, you should update to version 1.5.90 or later.

5

How can I fix CVE-2018-14498 in MozJPEG?

To fix CVE-2018-14498 in MozJPEG, you should update to version 3.3.1 or later.

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