CVE-2018-11416 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or potentially execute code via invalid memory operations in jpegoptim.
- 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-2018-11416?
CVE-2018-11416 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 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
jpegoptim.c in jpegoptim 1.4.5 (fixed in 1.4.6) has an invalid use of realloc() and free(), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11416?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jpegoptim Project Jpegoptim.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11416?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11416 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2018-11416 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11416 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as CVE-2018-1000545, GHSA-xg4r-75h7-2cgv, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11416.