GEGL up to 0.3.32 process/gegl-processor.c render_rectangle memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in GEGL up to 0.3.32 and classified as problematic. The affected element is the function render_rectangle of the file process/gegl-processor.c. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-10111. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in GEGL up to 0.3.32. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function render_rectangle of the file process/gegl-processor.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in GEGL through 0.3.32. The render_rectangle function in process/gegl-processor.c has unbounded memory allocation, leading to a denial of service (application crash) upon allocation failure.

The bug was discovered 04/14/2018. The weakness was disclosed 04/16/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-10111 since 04/14/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entry VDB-116234 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• GEGL

Version

• 0.3.0
• 0.3.1
• 0.3.2
• 0.3.3
• 0.3.4
• 0.3.5
• 0.3.6
• 0.3.7
• 0.3.8
• 0.3.9
• 0.3.10
• 0.3.11
• 0.3.12
• 0.3.13
• 0.3.14
• 0.3.15
• 0.3.16
• 0.3.17
• 0.3.18
• 0.3.19
• 0.3.20
• 0.3.21
• 0.3.22
• 0.3.23
• 0.3.24
• 0.3.25
• 0.3.26
• 0.3.27
• 0.3.28
• 0.3.29
• 0.3.30
• 0.3.31
• 0.3.32

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