VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.35%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive stack consumption due to a recursive function, leading to Denial of service.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.35% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- exiv2/exiv2 · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/460Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/blob/master/Exiv2Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/460Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/blob/master/Exiv2Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.