What is CVE-2018-19607?

CVE-2018-19607 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-11-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-19607?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-19607 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

NULL pointer dereference in Exiv2

CVE-2018-19607

Exiv2::isoSpeed in easyaccess.cpp in Exiv2 v0.27-RC2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted file.

Published 2018-11-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (84.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.2% 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: 0.025 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Exiv2 — versions 0.27

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Marsman1996/pocs

References

github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/561 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
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-2018-19607?: CVE-2018-19607 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-11-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-19607?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-19607 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.