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CVE-2018-5252

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5252 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in ImageWorsener 1.3.2, specifically within the libimageworsener.a library when used with libjpeg 8d. The flaw, categorized as a large loop (CWE-834) in the get_raw_sample_int function, could be triggered remotely with high attack complexity, requiring user interaction. While the CVSS score is 5.3 (MEDIUM) with a potential for high availability impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:entropymine:imageworsener:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.89%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
55.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0089 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

github.com / jsummers/imageworsener/issues/34
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory