Vulnerability in Exiv2
CVE-2018-5772
In Exiv2 0.26, there is a segmentation fault caused by uncontrolled recursion in the Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function in the image.cpp file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted tif file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Exiv2 — versions 0.26
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102789 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/216 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5772?
- CVE-2018-5772 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5772?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-5772 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.