CVE-2018-14944 json
An issue has been found in jpeg_encoder through 2015-11-27.
published 2018-08-05 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-6826
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue has been found in jpeg_encoder through 2015-11-27. It is a SEGV in the function readFromBMP in jpeg_encoder.cpp. The signal is caused by an out-of-bounds write.
Exploit prediction
1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/thejinchao/jpeg_encoder/issues/4 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- github.com https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/jpeg_encoder#segv-in-function-readfrombmp referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
github.com
/thejinchao/jpeg_encoder/issues/4
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/fouzhe/security/tree/master/jpeg_encoder#segv-in-function-readfrombmp
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-14944
- NVD CVE-2018-14944
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