CVE-2018-11813: ijg libjpeg Excessive Iteration
CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2018-11813UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11813DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11813
Published 06-06-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-11813 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Excessive Iteration vulnerability in ijg libjpeg. EPSS estimates a 3.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
3.14%
0%100%
Low · -0.05 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Duplicates 1 · Related 10Timeline
- 06-06-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
libjpeg 9c has a large loop because read_pixel in rdtarga.c mishandles EOF.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.14%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.05 pp
From 3.19% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score3.14%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu3 products
- libjpeg-turbo< 1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm2 | < 1.4.2-0ubuntu3.4+esm1 | < 1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.6
- libjpeg6b< 6b1-4ubuntu1+esm1 | < 1:6b2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | All versions (No fix recorded)
- libjpeg9< 1:9b-1ubuntu1+esm1 | All versions (No fix recorded)
Alpine1 product
- libjpeg-turbo< 1.5.3-r3 | < 1.5.3-r2
Debian1 product
- libjpeg-turbo< 1:2.0.5-1
Ijg1 product
- libjpeg9c
4 vendors · 6 products
References
16 links- github.com/ChijinZ/security_advisories/tree/master/libjpeg-v9cX Refsource MISCThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
- github.com/ChijinZ/security_advisories/blob/master/libjpeg-v9c/mail.pdfX Refsource MISCMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
- bugs.gentoo.org/727908X Refsource MISC
- www.ijg.org/files/jpegsrc.v9d.tar.gzX Refsource MISC
