USN-4039-1

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    USN-4039-1

    Published: 26 Jun 2019Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: CImg vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that allocation failures could occur in CImg when loading crafted bmp images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-7587) It was discovered that a heap-based buffer over-read existed in CImg when loading crafted bmp images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-7588) It was discovered that a double free existed in CImg when loading crafted bmp images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-7589)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4039-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7587, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7588, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7589

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: cimg

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.7.9+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1

    Affected versions

    1.7.9+dfsg-2
    1.7.9+dfsg-2build1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High