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TI-2018-08685 Aliases CVE-2018-12109GHSA-m3hj-mj2q-3mxg

An issue was discovered in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3.

Priority LOW 37CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3. The TransformPaletteC<FileIO>::process function in transform/palette_C.hpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PAM image file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01339 71st 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:flif:flif:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3VulnerableFlif
  • cpe:2.3:a:flif:flif:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 Vulnerable ·Flif

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-12109
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m3hj-mj2q-3mxg

References

Exploit 1

  • 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-2018-07777 An issue was discovered in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
  • 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

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