Buffer overflow in Exiv2
CVE-2018-11531
Exiv2 0.26 has a heap-based buffer overflow in getData in preview.cpp.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (86.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/283 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11531?
- CVE-2018-11531 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-29.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11531?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-11531 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.