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medium 6.5

CVE-2018-11212 json

An issue was discovered in libjpeg 9a and 9d.

published 2018-05-16 8 y ago modified 2026-10-15 24 d ago also EUVD-2018-3252

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.6%
EPSS 4.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue was discovered in libjpeg 9a and 9d. The alloc_sarray function in jmemmgr.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error) via a crafted file.

Patch / fix

  • oracle java_se 1.7.0_211, 1.8.0_201, 7.0.211, 8.0.201, 11.0.2
  • oracle jdk 1.7.0_211, 1.8.0_201, 7.0.211, 8.0.201, 11.0.2
  • oracle jre 1.7.0_211, 1.8.0_201, 7.0.211, 8.0.201, 11.0.2
  • sun java 1.7.0_211, 1.8.0_201, 7.0.211, 8.0.201, 11.0.2
  • sun java_se 1.7.0_211, 1.8.0_201, 7.0.211, 8.0.201, 11.0.2
  • sun jdk 1.7.0_211, 1.8.0_201, 7.0.211, 8.0.201, 11.0.2
  • sun jre 1.7.0_211, 1.8.0_201, 7.0.211, 8.0.201, 11.0.2
  • oracle openjdk 1.7.0_211, 1.8.0_201, 7.0.211, 8.0.201, 11.0.2
  • sun openjdk 1.7.0_211, 1.8.0_201, 7.0.211, 8.0.201, 11.0.2
  • libjpeg-turbo libjpeg-turbo 1.4.2
  • libjpeg-turbo Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:1.4.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11212

  • libjpeg-turbo Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1
  • libjpeg9 Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 1:9b-1ubuntu1+esm1
  • libjpeg6b Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 6b1-4ubuntu1+esm1
  • libjpeg6b Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 1:6b2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11212

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  • libjpeg-turbo RHEL 7 1.2.90-8.el7
  • turbojpeg RHEL 7 1.2.90-8.el7
  • libjpeg-turbo-utils RHEL 7 1.2.90-8.el7
  • java-1.8.0-ibm RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.5.35-3.el8_0
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-src RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.5.35-3.el8_0
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-demo RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.5.35-3.el8_0
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.5.35-3.el8_0
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.5.35-3.el8_0

red hat advisories RHSA-2019:2052RHSA-2019:1238RHSA-2019:0474RHSA-2019:0473RHSA-2019:0469RHSA-2019:0640

  • java-1_8_0-ibm SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +17 more 1.8.0_sr5.40-30.54.1
  • java-1_8_0-ibm SLE Module for Legacy 15 SP1, SLE Module for Legacy 15 1.8.0_sr5.40-3.24.1
  • java-1_7_0-openjdk SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES for SAP 12 SP2 +11 more 1.7.0.221-43.22.1
  • java-1_8_0-openjdk SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES for SAP 12 SP2 +10 more 1.8.0.212-27.32.1
  • java-1_8_0-ibm SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES for SAP 12 SP2 +10 more 1.8.0_sr5.30-30.46.1
  • java-1_7_1-ibm SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 1.7.1_sr4.40-26.36.1
  • java-1_7_1-ibm SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES for SAP 12 SP2 +11 more 1.7.1_sr4.40-38.34.1
  • java-1_7_0-ibm SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 1.7.0_sr10.40-65.35.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:2371-1SUSE-SU-2019:2291-1SUSE-SU-2019:1392-1SUSE-SU-2019:1219-1SUSE-SU-2019:0617-1SUSE-SU-2019:13978-1

  • java-11-openjdk openSUSE Tumbleweed 11.0.12.0-3.1
  • java-13-openjdk openSUSE Tumbleweed 13.0.8.0-3.1
  • java-15-openjdk openSUSE Tumbleweed 15.0.4.0-2.1
  • java-1_8_0-openjdk openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.8.0.302-2.2
  • java-1_8_0-openjdk openSUSE Leap 15.0 1.8.0.201-lp150.2.12.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10871-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10872-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10873-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10876-1openSUSE-SU-2019:0346-1

  • openjdk7 Alpine 3.18, Alpine 3.17, Alpine 3.16 +10 more 7.211.2.6.17-r0
  • openjdk8 Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +16 more 8.201.08-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-11212

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-11212 updated cvss 6.5

libjpeg-turbo: Divide By Zero in alloc_sarray function in jmemmgr.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libjpeg Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libjpeg-turbo
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Supplementary java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.35-3.el8_0, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.35-3.el8_0, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.5.35-3.el8_0, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.5.35-3.el8_0, java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin 1.8.0.5.35-3.el8_0, java-1.8.0-ibm-headless 1.8.0.5.35-3.el8_0, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1238
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libjpeg-turbo 1.2.90-8.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) turbojpeg 1.2.90-8.el7, libjpeg-turbo-utils 1.2.90-8.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2052
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:0473
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libjpeg-turbo 1.2.90-8.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) turbojpeg 1.2.90-8.el7, libjpeg-turbo-utils 1.2.90-8.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2052
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:0473
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:0474
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libjpeg-turbo 1.2.90-8.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) turbojpeg 1.2.90-8.el7, libjpeg-turbo-utils 1.2.90-8.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2052
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:0474
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:0473
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libjpeg-turbo 1.2.90-8.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) turbojpeg 1.2.90-8.el7, libjpeg-turbo-utils 1.2.90-8.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2052
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:0474
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.40-1jpp.1.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:0473
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.8 (RHEL v.6) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.30-1jpp.1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:0640
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 turbojpeg, libjpeg-turbo, libjpeg-turbo-utils
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
24 d ago

Exploit prediction

4.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/ChijinZ/security_advisories/tree/master/libjpeg-v9a referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Updated Java versions.