VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-10958
In types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26, a large size value may lead to a SIGABRT during an attempt at memory allocation for an Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress call.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.44%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26, a large size value may lead to a SIGABRT during an attempt at memory allocation for an Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress call.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.44% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- exiv2/exiv2 · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/302Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3700-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4238Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/302Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3700-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4238Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.