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Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2018-7641

High
7.8/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in CImg through v.220. A heap-based buffer over-read in load_bmp in CImg.h occurs when loading a crafted bmp image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-7588. This is in a "32 bits colors" case, aka case 32.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-125 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Out-of-bounds read is a vulnerability that allows access to memory beyond the authorized accessible location. Such a vulnerability compromises the confidentiality of the trusted environment in the application and enables an attacker to launch further attacks by leveraging the exposed information.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published