Out-of-bounds Read in Exiv2
CVE-2018-12265
Exiv2 0.26 has an integer overflow in the LoaderExifJpeg class in preview.cpp, leading to an out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::MemIo::read in basicio.cpp.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · 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/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/exiv2/1-out-of-read-Poc (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, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/365 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00009.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12265?
- CVE-2018-12265 is a high-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-06-13.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12265?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-12265 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.