CVE-2018-12109 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) version 0.3, specifically within the TransformPaletteC<FileIO>::process function. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts by providing a specially crafted PAM image file. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit, but could lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flif:flif:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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