VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-11416
jpegoptim.c in jpegoptim 1.4.5 (fixed in 1.4.6) has an invalid use of realloc() and free(), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.79%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.79%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
jpegoptim.c in jpegoptim 1.4.5 (fixed in 1.4.6) has an invalid use of realloc() and free(), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.79% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Affected
- jpegoptim project/jpegoptim
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/tjko/jpegoptim/blob/master/READMEThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tjko/jpegoptim/issues/57Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tjko/jpegoptim/blob/master/READMEThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tjko/jpegoptim/issues/57Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.