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CVE-2018-12601

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  • Published2018-06-20
  • WeaknessCWE-787

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Description

There is a heap-based buffer overflow in ReadImage in input-tga.ci in sam2p 0.49.4 that leads to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-06-2018:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.0= 8.0no fix published
Sam2p project sam2p
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.49= 0.49.4no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • sam2pUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.49.2-3+deb8u3build0.16.04.1
  • sam2pUbuntu:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.49.2-3+deb8u3build0.14.04.1
  • sam2pMageia:7all versions · fixed in 0.49.3-2.1.mga7
  • sam2pDebian:8all versions · fixed in 0.49.2-3+deb8u3

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
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Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-06-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-rpjf-333f-hfph

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12601?

There is a heap-based buffer overflow in ReadImage in input-tga.ci in sam2p 0.49.4 that leads to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

Is CVE-2018-12601 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-12601 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.1% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-12601?

CVE-2018-12601 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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