CVE-2018-16781 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in applications using ffjpeg by submitting a malformed progressive JPEG file lacking an AC Huffman table.
- 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-2018-16781?
CVE-2018-16781 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Sep 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
ffjpeg.dll in ffjpeg before 2018-08-22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (FPE signal) via a progressive JPEG file that lacks an AC Huffman table.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16781?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rockcarry Ffjpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16781?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16781 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-2018-16781 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16781 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3pxj-mgqr-v825.