An issue was discovered in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3.
Priority LOW 27CWE-770Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3. The Plane function in image/image.hpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (attempted excessive memory allocation) via a crafted file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01073 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10971
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qrxp-8p29-cp78
References
More Flif vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-08685 An issue was discovered in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-10716 An issue was discovered in image_save_png in image/image-png.cpp in Free Lossless Image… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-08227 An issue was discovered in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2017-10363 The read_chunk function in flif-dec.cpp in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3 allows… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2018-10695 An issue was discovered in image_save_png in image/image-png.cpp in Free Lossless Image… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-10971 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-10971 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qrxp-8p29-cp78 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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