Is CVE-2018-7998 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-7998 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-7998?

CVE-2018-7998 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2018-7998?

Patch guidance is available from libvips security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2018-7998.

Which products are affected by CVE-2018-7998?

2 products: libvips libvips, debian debian linux.

Fix CVE-2018-7998 - HIGH libvips libvips

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: high
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-362 · Race Condition CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LIBVIPS
Published: 3/9/2018
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

libvips : libvipsdebian : debian_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2018-7998. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2018-7998

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2018-7998 vulnerability