Free Lossless Image Format 0.3 transform/palette_C.hpp process memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Free Lossless Image Format 0.3. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is the function TransformPaletteC<FileIO>::process of the file transform/palette_C.hpp. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-12109. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Free Lossless Image Format 0.3. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function TransformPaletteC::process of the file transform/palette_C.hpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3. The TransformPaletteC<FileIO>::process function in transform/palette_C.hpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PAM image file.

The bug was discovered 06/10/2018. The weakness was released 06/11/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-12109 since 06/11/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 513
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-12109 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12109
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-119356

Entryinfo

Created: 06/12/2018 08:42
Updated: 03/22/2023 14:19
Changes: 06/12/2018 08:42 (56), 02/18/2020 09:06 (1), 03/22/2023 14:19 (3)
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