CVE-2018-5252 Denial of service in n/a
A large loop in ImageWorsener can cause excessive resource consumption, leading to denial of service when processing images with libjpeg.
- 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-2018-5252?
CVE-2018-5252 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jan 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
libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.2, when libjpeg 8d is used, has a large loop in the get_raw_sample_int function in imagew-main.c.
Weakness: CWE-834
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5252?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Entropymine Imageworsener.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5252?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5252 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-2018-5252 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5252 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gr3r-235r-p35c.