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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.85%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.85% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-190
- Affected
- exiv2/exiv2 · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.8% 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
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00009.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/365Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/exiv2/1-out-of-read-PocExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00010.htmlThird 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
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00009.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/365Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/exiv2/1-out-of-read-PocExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00010.htmlThird 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.