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CVE-2018-17230

Published: 19 September 2018

Exiv2::ul2Data in types.cpp in Exiv2 v0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted image file.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
fixed by afb98cbc6e288dc8ea75f3394a347fb9b37abc55, which
introduced CVE-2018-17282
leosilva
code vulnerable was introduced later in version 0.27.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
exiv2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
xenial Not vulnerable

bionic Not vulnerable

cosmic Not vulnerable

Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/afb98cbc6e288dc8ea75f3394a347fb9b37abc55

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H