PT-2018-3681 · Google+8 · Libwebp+8
Guilherme De Almeida Suckevicz
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Published
2018-07-30
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Updated
2023-02-10
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CVE-2018-25011
CVSS v2.0
10
Critical
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
libwebp versions prior to 1.0.1
Description
The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the libwebp library, which is used for encoding and decoding WebP images. This overflow can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by creating a specially crafted file. The threat posed by this issue affects data confidentiality, integrity, and system availability.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 1.0.1, update to version 1.0.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the PutLE16() function until a patch is available.
Fix
Memory Corruption
Heap Based Buffer Overflow
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Centos
Linuxmint
Red Hat
Rocky Linux
Suse
Ubuntu
Libwebp