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TI-2018-05503 Aliases CVE-2018-7638GHSA-r2x2-928x-m223

An issue was discovered in CImg v.220.

Priority LOW 37CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An issue was discovered in CImg v.220. A heap-based buffer over-read in load_bmp in CImg.h occurs when loading a crafted bmp image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-7588. This is in a "256 colors" case, aka case 8.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01225 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cimg:cimg:.220:*:*:*:*:*:*:*.220VulnerableCImg
  • cpe:2.3:a:cimg:cimg:.220:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions .220 Vulnerable ·CImg

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-7638
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r2x2-928x-m223

References

Exploit 1

Other 2

  • TI-2023-21992 An issue in cimg.eu Cimg Library v2.9.3 allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information via a crafted JPEG file. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2024-17455 A heap-based buffer overflow in Clmg before 3.3.3 can occur via a crafted file to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2019-10200 CImg through 2.6.7 has a heap-based buffer overflow in _load_bmp in CImg.h because of… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-15709 Integer overflow in CImg CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2018-05506 An issue was discovered in CImg v.220. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-05504 An issue was discovered in CImg v.220. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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