CVE-2018-11230

jbig2_add_page in jbig2enc.cc in libjbig2enc.a in jbig2enc 0.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Published: 2018-05-17 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-11230 is rated Moderate Risk (62.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.77%). EPSS rose +1.13% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-11230

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.63% 1.77% +1.13%
2 2025-03-30 1.14% 0.63% -0.50%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.14% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-11230

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-11230

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-11230

vendor priority summary link
alpine high CVE-2018-11230: 1 source package rows (jbig2enc); 9 state rows across 8 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, 3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 4, open 5. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-11230
debian not yet assigned CVE-2018-11230 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (jbig2enc), 3 status rows across 3 suites (forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-11230
ubuntu medium CVE-2018-11230 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (jbig2enc), 8 status rows across 8 suites (focal, jammy, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, upstream): DNE 3, needs-triage 3, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11230

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-11230

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jbig2enc_project jbig2enc 0.29 cpe:2.3:a:jbig2enc_project:jbig2enc:0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-11230

URL Tags
https://github.com/agl/jbig2enc/issues/61 Third Party Advisory
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