CVE-2018-10113: gegl generic_graphics_library

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-10113 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in gegl generic_graphics_library. EPSS estimates a 1.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 14-04-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in GEGL through 0.3.32. The process function in operations/external/ppm-load.c has unbounded memory allocation, leading to a denial of service (application crash) upon allocation failure.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.