CVE-2018-18088 Null dereference in n/a
A NULL pointer dereference in OpenJPEG allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted JP2 images.
- 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-2018-18088?
CVE-2018-18088 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Oct 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
OpenJPEG 2.3.0 has a NULL pointer dereference for "red" in the imagetopnm function of jp2/convert.c
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18088?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (6)
openjpeg2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | All versions | 2.3.0-150000.3.21.1 |
openjpeg2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | All versions | 2.3.0-150000.3.21.1 |
openjpeg2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 | All versions | 2.3.0-150000.3.21.1 |
openjpeg2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 | All versions | 2.3.0-150000.3.21.1 |
openjpeg2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | All versions | 2.1.0-4.24.1 |
openjpeg2 openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | All versions | 2.3.0-150000.3.21.1 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Uclouvain Openjpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2018-18088?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2018-18088 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18088 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-18088, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18088, GHSA-59q2-6672-5mgr, SUSE-SU-2025:03352-1, SUSE-SU-2025:03353-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18088.