CVE-2018-14498 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via heap-based buffer over-read in libjpeg-turbo and MozJPEG using crafted BMP 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-2018-14498?
CVE-2018-14498 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 7 Mar 2019. 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
get_8bit_row in rdbmp.c in libjpeg-turbo through 1.5.90 and MozJPEG through 3.3.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted 8-bit BMP in which one or more of the color indices is out of range for the number of palette entries.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14498?
It affects 5 products.
Linux distribution packages (15)
turbojpeg-devel AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.5.3-10.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-10.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-10.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-10.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-10.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-10.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo-utils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-10.el8 |
turbojpeg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-10.el8 |
turbojpeg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.5.3-10.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.5.3-10.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.5.3-10.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo-utils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.5.3-10.el8 |
turbojpeg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.5.3-10.el8 |
turbojpeg-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.5.3-10.el8 |
libjpeg-turbo Rocky Linux:8 | All versions | 0:1.5.3-10.el8 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Libjpeg-Turbo Libjpeg-Turbo, Mozilla Mozjpeg, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14498?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-14498 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14498 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-14498, ALSA-2019:3705, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14498, DLA-1719-1, GHSA-jg8v-w7gx-4g68, MGASA-2019-0132 and 3 more.