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CVE-2018-7728

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-7728 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in Exempi through version 2.4.4, specifically within the TIFF_Handler.cpp component when processing zero-length cases, affecting various Canonical and Debian Linux distributions. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM), it requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) but has a high impact on availability, potentially leading to denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat level.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:exempi_project:exempi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
17.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0135 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 5,765 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-7728Low

exempi: Heap-based buffer overflow in third-party/zuid/interfaces/MD5.cpp:MD5Update() allows for denial of service via crafted TIFF image

Feb 22, 2018

References

bugs.freedesktop.org / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
cgit.freedesktop.org / exempi/commit
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00013.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BCFXKOOATZ2B5G3G7EBXZWVZHEABN4ZV
usn.ubuntu.com / 3668-1
Third Party Advisory