Read the docs
TI-2018-10399 Aliases CVE-2018-14498GHSA-jg8v-w7gx-4g68

get_8bit_row in rdbmp.c in libjpeg-turbo through 1.5.90 and MozJPEG through 3.3.1 allows…

Priority LOW 34CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 10 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

get_8bit_row in rdbmp.c in libjpeg-turbo through 1.5.90 and MozJPEG through 3.3.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted 8-bit BMP in which one or more of the color indices is out of range for the number of palette entries.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03092 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 10 fixed, 1 without a fix

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 · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libjpeg-turbo:libjpeg-turbo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.5.90VulnerableLibjpeg-turbo
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.3.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*28VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:libjpeg-turbo:libjpeg-turbo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.90 Vulnerable ·Libjpeg-turbo
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 28 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2019:3705 Released 2019-11-05 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libjpeg-turbo security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) turbojpeg-devel-1.5.3-10.el8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libjpeg-turbo-1.5.3-10.el8, libjpeg-turbo-devel-1.5.3-10.el8, libjpeg-turbo-utils-1.5.3-10.el8 +1
  • RHSA-2019:2052 Released 2019-08-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libjpeg-turbo security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libjpeg-turbo-1.2.90-8.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libjpeg-turbo-devel-1.2.90-8.el7, libjpeg-turbo-static-1.2.90-8.el7, libjpeg-turbo-utils-1.2.90-8.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libjpeg-turbo-1.2.90-8.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libjpeg-turbo-devel-1.2.90-8.el7, libjpeg-turbo-static-1.2.90-8.el7, libjpeg-turbo-utils-1.2.90-8.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libjpeg-turbo-1.2.90-8.el7, libjpeg-turbo-1.2.90-8.el7.ppc, libjpeg-turbo-devel-1.2.90-8.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libjpeg-turbo-static-1.2.90-8.el7, libjpeg-turbo-static-1.2.90-8.el7.ppc, libjpeg-turbo-utils-1.2.90-8.el7 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libjpeg-turbo-1.2.90-8.el7, libjpeg-turbo-devel-1.2.90-8.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libjpeg-turbo-static-1.2.90-8.el7, libjpeg-turbo-utils-1.2.90-8.el7, turbojpeg-1.2.90-8.el7 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:3705
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:3705
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2052
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2052
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2052
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2052
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2052
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2052
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2052
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2052

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14498
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jg8v-w7gx-4g68

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Advisory 7

Other 1

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences