CVE-2018-10999 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2 allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive memory contents via crafted PNG files.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2018-10999?
CVE-2018-10999 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 12 May 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 Exiv2 0.26. The Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk function has a heap-based buffer over-read.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10999?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Exiv2 Exiv2.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10999?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-10999 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10999 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10999, GHSA-77hq-vrjm-gxpm, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10999.