ubuntu-cve-2018-14498
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2019-03-07 23:29
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libjpeg-turbo-progs",
            "binary_version": "1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libjpeg-turbo-test",
            "binary_version": "1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libjpeg-turbo8",
            "binary_version": "1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libturbojpeg",
            "binary_version": "1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "libjpeg-turbo",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libjpeg-turbo@1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty/esm"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.3.0-0ubuntu1",
        "1.3.0-0ubuntu2",
        "1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1",
        "1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libjpeg-turbo-progs",
            "binary_version": "1.4.2-0ubuntu3.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libjpeg-turbo-test",
            "binary_version": "1.4.2-0ubuntu3.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libjpeg-turbo8",
            "binary_version": "1.4.2-0ubuntu3.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libturbojpeg",
            "binary_version": "1.4.2-0ubuntu3.3"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "libjpeg-turbo",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libjpeg-turbo@1.4.2-0ubuntu3.3?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.3.0-0ubuntu2",
        "1.4.2-0ubuntu1",
        "1.4.2-0ubuntu2",
        "1.4.2-0ubuntu3",
        "1.4.2-0ubuntu3.1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libjpeg-turbo-progs",
            "binary_version": "1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libjpeg-turbo-test",
            "binary_version": "1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libjpeg-turbo8",
            "binary_version": "1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libturbojpeg",
            "binary_version": "1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.3"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "libjpeg-turbo",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libjpeg-turbo@1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.3?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.3"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.5.2-0ubuntu5",
        "1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14498",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:41Z",
  "published": "2019-03-07T23:29:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14498"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4190-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5553-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14498"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-4190-1",
    "USN-5553-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2018-14498"
  ]
}



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