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CVE-2018-7998

In libvips before 8.6.3, a NULL function pointer dereference vulnerability was found in the vips_region_generate function in region.c, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file. This occurs because of a race condition involving a failed delayed load and other worker threads.

  • Published: Mar 9, 2018
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2018-7998
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.1
  • AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P