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CVE-2018-16781· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

ffjpeg.dll in ffjpeg before 2018-08-22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (FPE signal) via a progressive JPEG file that la

ffjpeg.dll in ffjpeg before 2018-08-22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (FPE signal) via a progressive JPEG file that lacks an AC Huffman table.

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Sep 10, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.3% · 70th percentile
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Action score

26

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.3%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
rockcarryffjpeg

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • rockcarry ffjpegbefore 2018-08-22

Same product

rockcarry: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2020-24222Buffer Overflow vulnerability in jfif_decode() function in rockcarry ffjpeg through version 1.0.0, allows local attackers to execute arbitra
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2022-28471In ffjpeg (commit hash: caade60), the function bmp_load() in bmp.c contains an integer overflow vulnerability, which eventually results in t
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2021-45385A Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability exits in ffjpeg d5cfd49 (2021-12-06) in bmp_load().
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2021-44957Global buffer overflow vulnerability exist in ffjpeg through 01.01.2021.
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2021-44956Two Heap based buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in ffjpeg through 01.01.2021.
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2020-23705A global buffer overflow vulnerability in jfif_encode at jfif.c:701 of ffjpeg through 2020-06-22 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Servi
    26Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-682 · Incorrect Calculation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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