CVE-2018-17581

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2018-09-25
CWE:
CWE-400
Bugzilla:
1635045: CVE-2018-17581 exiv2: heap-based buffer overflow in Exiv2::ul2Data in types.cpp

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive stack consumption due to a recursive function, leading to Denial of service.

Find out more about CVE-2018-17581 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 4
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 exiv2 Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 exiv2 Under investigation

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