Free Lossless Image Format 0.3 image/image-pnm.cpp image_load_pnm resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Free Lossless Image Format 0.3. The impacted element is the function image_load_pnm of the file image/image-pnm.cpp. Such manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-11507. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Free Lossless Image Format 0.3. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function image_load_pnm of the file image/image-pnm.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3. An attacker can trigger a long loop in image_load_pnm in image/image-pnm.cpp.

The bug was discovered 05/27/2018. The weakness was presented 05/28/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-11507 since 05/27/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 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.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

05/27/2018 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 509
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-11507 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11507
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118268

Entryinfo

Created: 05/28/2018 10:34
Updated: 03/17/2023 12:21
Changes: 05/28/2018 10:34 (56), 02/09/2020 10:58 (1), 03/17/2023 12:21 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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