CVE-2018-11813 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service via a large loop in libjpeg when processing a malformed Targa image file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-11813?
CVE-2018-11813 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
libjpeg 9c has a large loop because read_pixel in rdtarga.c mishandles EOF.
Weakness: CWE-834
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11813?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ijg Libjpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11813?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2018-11813 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11813 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-11813, CLEANSTART-2026-IQ56937, CVE-2020-14151, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11813, GHSA-32p9-664j-q6j6, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11813.