CVE-2018-7639 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in CImg v.220, specifically within the load_bmp function when processing a crafted 16-bit BMP image. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) can lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, requiring user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious image) for exploitation. Despite its severity, there is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a lack of widespread attention or active exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
.220CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cimg:cimg:.220:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.