CVE-2018-14944 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability (CWE-787) affecting the jpeg_encoder project, specifically within the readFromBMP function in jpeg_encoder.cpp. This flaw can lead to a segmentation fault (SEGV) and has a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2015-11-27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jpeg_encoder_project:jpeg_encoder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.