USN-4039-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4039-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4039-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4039-1
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Published
2019-06-26T20:39:40.640278Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:51Z
Summary
CImg vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that allocation failures could occur in CImg when loading crafted bmp images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-7587)

It was discovered that a heap-based buffer over-read existed in CImg when loading crafted bmp images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-7588)

It was discovered that a double free existed in CImg when loading crafted bmp images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-7589)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / cimg

Package

Name
cimg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cimg@1.7.9+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.7.9+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.7.9+dfsg-2
1.7.9+dfsg-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.7.9+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "cimg-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.7.9+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "cimg-examples"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2018-7587"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2018-7588"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2018-7589"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}