high7.5
CVE-2018-7998
In libvips before 8.6.3, a NULL function pointer dereference vulnerability was found in the vips_region_generate function in region.c, which allows remote atta…
Impact
In libvips before 8.6.3, a NULL function pointer dereference vulnerability was found in the vips_region_generate function in region.c, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file. This occurs because of a race condition involving a failed delayed load and other worker threads.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Libvips | Libvips | before 8.6.3 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 7.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/commit/20d840e6da15c1574b3ed998bc92f91d1e36c2a5
- https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/issues/893
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00009.html
- https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/commit/20d840e6da15c1574b3ed998bc92f91d1e36c2a5
- https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/issues/893
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00009.html