Vulnerability in Exiv2
CVE-2018-10998
An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. readMetadata in jp2image.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGABRT) by triggering an incorrect Safe::add call.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.024 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Exiv2 — versions 0.26
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/3700-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4238 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00010.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/303 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-10998?
- CVE-2018-10998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiv2. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-05-12.
- How severe is CVE-2018-10998?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-10998 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.