CVE-2018-10112 Memory corruption in n/a

High 8.8 Published 14 Apr 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via a malformed PNG file processed by the GEGL library.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-10112?

CVE-2018-10112 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue was discovered in GEGL through 0.3.32. The gegl_tile_backend_swap_constructed function in buffer/gegl-tile-backend-swap.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (write access violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed PNG file that is mishandled during a call to the babl_format_get_bytes_per_pixel function in babl-format.c in babl 0.1.46.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10112?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gegl Gegl.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10112?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10112 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2018-10112 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10112, GHSA-x849-69h5-g6m5, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10112.