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Vulnerability · CVE-2018-11212

An issue was discovered in libjpeg 9a and 9d.

Published May 16, 2018 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · An issue was discovered

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2018-11212. EPSS is 4.83%. Act only if a listed version of An issue was discovered is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (An issue was discovered).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
4.83%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe canonical/ubuntu linux · cpe debian/debian linux · cpe ijg/libjpeg · cpe netapp/oncommand unified manager · cpe opensuse/leap · cpe oracle/jdk

An issue was discovered in libjpeg 9a and 9d. The alloc_sarray function in jmemmgr.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error) via a crafted file.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux12.04
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux14.04
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux16.04
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux18.04
  • cpe debian/debian linux8.0
  • cpe ijg/libjpeg9a
  • cpe netapp/oncommand unified managerversion unspecified
  • cpe opensuse/leap15.0
  • cpe oracle/jdk1.7.0
  • cpe redhat/satellite5.8

How to fix CVE-2018-11212

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2018-11212. EPSS is 4.83%. Act only if a listed version of An issue was discovered is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with canonical/ubuntu linux 12.04; canonical/ubuntu linux 14.04; canonical/ubuntu linux 16.04; canonical/ubuntu linux 18.04. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-369. EPSS 4.83%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 16, 2018 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    An issue was discovered in libjpeg 9a and 9d. The alloc_sarray function in jmemmgr.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error) via a crafted file.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    An issue was discovered in libjpeg 9a and 9d. The alloc_sarray function in jmemmgr.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error) via a crafted file.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-11212

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-11212

    30-day exploitation probability 4.8%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2018-11212

    An issue was discovered in libjpeg 9a and 9d. The alloc_sarray function in jmemmgr.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error) via a crafted file.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.