CVE catalog

CVE-2018-7998

vips: CVE-2018-7998

Severity: Medium
Published: Mar 9, 2018, 7:29:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.65% · Oct 25, 2026

In libvips before 8.6.3, a NULL function pointer dereference vulnerability was found in the vips_region_generate function in region.c, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file. This occurs because of a race condition involving a failed delayed load and other worker threads.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	vips	sid	`8.18.7-1`	fixed
Debian	vips	forky	`8.18.7-1`	fixed
Debian	vips	trixie	`8.16.1-1+deb13u1`	fixed
Debian	vips	trixie-security	`8.16.1-1+deb13u2`	fixed
Debian	vips	bookworm	`8.14.1-3+deb12u3`	fixed
Debian	vips	bookworm-security	`8.14.1-3+deb12u2`	fixed
Ubuntu	vips	pro	`8.10.5-2ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	vips	pro	`8.11.4-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	vips	pro	`8.12.1-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	vips	pro	`8.12.1-1build1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	vips	pro	`8.12.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	fixed
Ubuntu	vips	pro	`8.4.5-1build1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	vips	pro	`8.4.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	vips	source	sid	`8.4.5-2`	low	Not reported	[892589]
Debian	vips	source	forky	`8.4.5-2`	low	Not reported	[892589]
Debian	vips	source	trixie	`8.4.5-2`	low	Not reported	[892589]
Debian	vips	source	bookworm	`8.4.5-2`	low	Not reported	[892589]
Ubuntu	vips	deb	pro	`8.12.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	Not reported	USN-6437-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	vips	deb	pro	`8.4.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7998	Not reported

[Debian bug #892589]

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[gir1.2-vips-8.0]Unknown
Source package: [vips]
Details (4)
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
[libvips42]Unknown
Source package: [vips]
Details (4)
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
[libvips-dev]Unknown
Source package: [vips]
Details (4)
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
[libvips-doc]Unknown
Source package: [vips]
Details (4)
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
[libvips-tools]Unknown
Source package: [vips]
Details (4)
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12
- 8.14.1-3+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · bookworm; dsa · vips · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[gir1.2-vips-8.0]Unknown
Source package: [vips]
Details (3)
- 8.16.1-1+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · 13
- 8.16.1-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · 13
- 8.16.1-1+deb13u2 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · 13
[libvips42t64]Unknown
Source package: [vips]
Details (3)
- 8.16.1-1+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · 13
- 8.16.1-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · 13
- 8.16.1-1+deb13u2 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · 13
[libvips-dev]Unknown
Source package: [vips]
Details (3)
- 8.16.1-1+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · 13
- 8.16.1-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · 13
- 8.16.1-1+deb13u2 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · 13
[libvips-doc]Unknown
Source package: [vips]
Details (3)
- 8.16.1-1+deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · 13
- 8.16.1-1+deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · 13
- 8.16.1-1+deb13u2 · all · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · 13
[libvips-tools]Unknown
Source package: [vips]
Details (3)
- 8.16.1-1+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · 13
- 8.16.1-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · 13
- 8.16.1-1+deb13u2 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 8.4.5-2
  dsa · vips · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:37:49 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]