CVE-2018-13794
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in stbi__bmp_load_cont in stb_image.h in catimg 2.4.0.
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in stbi__bmp_load_cont in stb_image.h in catimg 2.4.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in stbi__bmp_load_cont in stb_image.h in catimg 2.4.0.
- Record
CVE-2018-13794- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in stbi__bmp_load_cont in stb_image.h in catimg 2.4.0.
- Record
CVE-2018-13794- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-5732 No score
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in stbi__bmp_load_cont in stb_image.h in catimg 2.4.0.
- Record
EUVD-2018-5732- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4v7q-426w-6494
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in stbi__bmp_load_cont in stb_image.h in catimg 2.4.0.
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in stbi__bmp_load_cont in stb_image.h in catimg 2.4.0.
- Record
GHSA-4v7q-426w-6494- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in stbi__bmp_load_cont in stb_image.h in catimg 2.4.0.
- Record
CVE-2018-13794- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-13794
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in stbi__bmp_load_cont in stb_image.h in catimg 2.4.0.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13794- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-13794
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in stbi__bmp_load_cont in stb_image.h in catimg 2.4.0.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-13794- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-13794 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Catimg Project Catimg, published July 9, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.54%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in catimg 2.5.0-1.