Vulnerability identifier: #VU21749
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
libvips
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: libvips
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the vips_region_generate() function in region.c in the libvips library. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the library and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
libvips: 8.6.0 - 8.6.2
External links
http://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/commit/20d840e6da15c1574b3ed998bc92f91d1e36c2a5
http://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/issues/893
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00009.html
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.