Out-of-bounds Read Affecting cimg package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.23% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-CIMG-607883
  • published2 Mar 2018
  • disclosed2 Mar 2018

Introduced: 2 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-7637  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:18.04 cimg.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cimg package and not the cimg package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 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 "16 colors" case, aka case 4.