Resource exhaustion in Exiv2
CVE-2018-17581
CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive stack consumption due to a recursive function, leading to Denial of service.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
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 (83.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Exiv2 — versions 0.26, 0.27
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 10.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/460 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00038.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/blob/master/Exiv2 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-17581?
- CVE-2018-17581 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-09-28.
- How severe is CVE-2018-17581?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.