Out-of-bounds Read Affecting cimg package, versions <2.3.6+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-CIMG-317788
  • published2 Mar 2018
  • disclosed2 Mar 2018

Introduced: 2 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-7638  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 cimg to version 2.3.6+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cimg package and not the cimg package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in CImg v.220. A heap-based buffer over-read in load_bmp in CImg.h occurs when loading a crafted bmp image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-7588. This is in a "256 colors" case, aka case 8.