GEGL Process Function Unbounded Memory Allocation Denial of Service Vulnerability [CVE-2018-10113]
CVE Number – CVE-2018-10113
A vulnerability in the process function of the Generic Graphics Library (GEGL) could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on a targeted system.
The vulnerability is due to improper memory operations that are performed by the affected software when the process function, as defined in the operations/external/ppm-load.c source code file of the affected software, is used. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting malicious input to the targeted system designed to trigger a memory allocation failure. A successful exploit could cause the affected software to crash, resulting in a DoS condition on the affected system.
Proof-of-concept code that demonstrates an exploit of this vulnerability is publicly available.
The GNOME Project has not publicly confirmed this vulnerability and software updates are not available.
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To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have local access to the targeted system. This access requirement may reduce the likelihood of a successful exploit.
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Administrators are advised to contact the vendor regarding future updates and releases.
Administrators are advised to allow only trusted users to access local systems.
Administrators are advised to monitor affected systems.
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Vendor announcements are not available.
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Software updates are not available.
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