CVE-2018-12108
An issue was discovered in Dropbox Lepton 1.2.1. The validateAndCompress function in validation...
CVE-2018-12108 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Dropbox Lepton, published June 11, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.13%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
An issue was discovered in Dropbox Lepton 1.2.1. The validateAndCompress function in validation.cc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGFPE and application crash) via a malformed file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Dropbox Lepton 1.2.1. The validateAndCompress function in validation.cc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGFPE and application crash) via a malformed file.
- Record
CVE-2018-12108- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Dropbox Lepton 1.2.1. The validateAndCompress function in validation.cc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGFPE and application crash) via a malformed file.
- Record
CVE-2018-12108- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4086 No score
An issue was discovered in Dropbox Lepton 1.2.1. The validateAndCompress function in validation.cc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGFPE and application crash) via a malformed file.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4086- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rw8x-cv6m-w947
An issue was discovered in Dropbox Lepton 1.2.1. The validateAndCompress function in validation...
An issue was discovered in Dropbox Lepton 1.2.1. The validateAndCompress function in validation.cc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGFPE and application crash) via a malformed file.
- Record
GHSA-rw8x-cv6m-w947- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in Dropbox Lepton 1.2.1. The validateAndCompress function in validation.cc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGFPE and application crash) via a malformed file.
- Record
CVE-2018-12108- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-12108
An issue was discovered in Dropbox Lepton 1.2.1. The validateAndCompress function in validation.cc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGFPE and application crash) via a malformed file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12108- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
leptonUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.1+20170405-31.2.1+20170405-3build1 |
None known |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |