CVE-2018-18915
Published: 3 November 2018
There is an infinite loop in the Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function of image.cpp in Exiv2 0.27-RC1. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | 0.25 is not affected |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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exiv2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
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| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
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| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code not present])
|
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| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(debian: Vulnerable code introduced later)
|
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| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/ae49250942f4395639961abeed3c15920fcd7241 |
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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 |