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CVE-2018-20096 Details

Description

There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::tEXtToDataBuf function of pngimage.cpp in Exiv2 0.27-RC3. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101 CVE
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/590 CVEExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/exiv2/20181206 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZXCEKTYF7HLM6VH2WCWO2HXTJH37MBLA/ CVE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
exiv2 exiv2
0.27 rc3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.27:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-20096
NVD Published Date:
Dec 12, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-20096 Details - Not Deferred