CVE-2018-11657 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 1 Jun 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

An attacker can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop in the MiniUPnP ngiflib library when processing malicious GIF images.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-11657?

CVE-2018-11657 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ngiflib.c in MiniUPnP ngiflib 0.4 has an infinite loop in DecodeGifImg and LoadGif.

Weakness: CWE-835

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11657?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Miniupnp Project Ngiflib.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11657?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11657 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-11657 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11657 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mfwc-pxgh-fj85.