SB2018052434 - Double Free in jpegoptim
Published: May 24, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018052434
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11416)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
jpegoptim.c in jpegoptim 1.4.5 (fixed in 1.4.6) has an invalid use of realloc() and free(), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.