CVE-2018-17073
wernsey/bitmap before 2018-08-18 allows a NULL pointer dereference via a 4-bit image.
wernsey/bitmap before 2018-08-18 allows a NULL pointer dereference via a 4-bit image.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
wernsey/bitmap before 2018-08-18 allows a NULL pointer dereference via a 4-bit image.
- Record
CVE-2018-17073- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
wernsey/bitmap before 2018-08-18 allows a NULL pointer dereference via a 4-bit image.
- Record
CVE-2018-17073- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8854 No score
wernsey/bitmap before 2018-08-18 allows a NULL pointer dereference via a 4-bit image.
- Record
EUVD-2018-8854- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9qx5-gp64-8fhf
wernsey/bitmap before 2018-08-18 allows a NULL pointer dereference via a 4-bit image.
wernsey/bitmap before 2018-08-18 allows a NULL pointer dereference via a 4-bit image.
- Record
GHSA-9qx5-gp64-8fhf- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-17073 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Bitmap Project Bitmap, published September 16, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.