CVE-2018-7998

Published Mar 9, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1306-1 vips security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-19710 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6437-1 VIPS vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 6:37 AM
Reserved
Mar 9, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 9, 2018, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:04 AM