libjpeg-turbo: heap-based buffer over-read via crafted 8-bit BMP in get_8bit_row in rdbmp.c leads to denial of service
Published Mar 7, 2019
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.09%
Description
get_8bit_row in rdbmp.c in libjpeg-turbo through 1.5.90 and MozJPEG through 3.3.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted 8-bit BMP in which one or more of the color indices is out of range for the number of palette entries.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 1.5.90
- ≤ 3.3.1
Configuration 2
- 28
Configuration 3
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libjpeg-turbo-0:1.2.90-8.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2052
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
libjpeg-turbo-0:1.5.3-10.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2019:3705
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libjpeg-turbo
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libjpeg-turbo-0:1.2.90-8.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2052 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | libjpeg-turbo-0:1.5.3-10.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:3705 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libjpeg-turbo | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.09% (0.03092) | 87.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.10% (0.03104) | 86.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 54.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 62.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 61.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 18, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00217) | 59.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00216) | 57.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.07% (0.03068) | 65.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.07% (0.03068) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (15)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00015.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00015.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2052 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3705 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14498 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1687424 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/commit/9c78a04df4e44ef6487eee99c4258397f4fdca55 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/issues/258 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mozilla/mozjpeg/issues/299 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00021.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00033.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F7YP4QUEYGHI4Q7GIAVFVKWQ7DJMBYLU/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14498
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4190-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14498
Change history (0)
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