CVE-2018-19664

Exp

libjpeg-turbo 2.0.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the put_pixel_rows function in wrbmp.c, as demonstrated by djpeg.

Published: 2018-11-29 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-19664 is rated Exploit Available (56.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.22%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-19664

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-19664

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 2025-11-21 0.28% 0.22% -0.07%
2 2025-11-18 0.24% 0.28% +0.04%
3 2025-08-30 0.24%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-19664

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-19664

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-19664

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2018-19664: 1 source package rows (libjpeg-turbo); 10 state rows across 10 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 10, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-19664
debian unimportant CVE-2018-19664 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libjpeg-turbo), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-19664
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19664
suse low CVE-2018-19664 severity low: SUSE including 43 source package names (jpeg, libjpeg, …), 139 product×package rows across 33 product lines (SLES for SAP Applications 11 SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3, … (33 product lines)): Known Not Affected 94, Fixed 45. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19664/
ubuntu low CVE-2018-19664 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libjpeg-turbo), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 3, released 2, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-19664

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-19664

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libjpeg-turbo libjpeg-turbo 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:libjpeg-turbo:libjpeg-turbo:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-19664

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