CVE-2018-17581
published 2018-09-28CVE-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.
PriorityP428medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.35%
81.8th percentile
CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive stack consumption due to a recursive function, leading to Denial of service.
Affected
16 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | exiv2 | < exiv2 0.27.2-6 (bookworm) | exiv2 0.27.2-6 (bookworm) |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | — | — |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | — | — |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | >= 0 < 0.27.2-6 | 0.27.2-6 |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | >= 0 < 0.27.2-6 | 0.27.2-6 |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | >= 0 < 0.27.2-6 | 0.27.2-6 |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | >= 0 < 0.27.2-6 | 0.27.2-6 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH
vendor_debian6.5LOW
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Exiv2 vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2019-01-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-11591 [HIGH] Exiv2 vulnerabilities
Title: Exiv2 vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Exiv2.
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
CVE-2017-9239 only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2017-11591, CVE-2017-11683, CVE-2017-14859, CVE-2017-14862,
CVE-2017-14864, CVE-2017-17669, CVE-2017-9239, CVE-2018-16336,
CVE-2018-1758)
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
exiv2: Stack overflow in CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp leading to denial of service
vendor_redhat·2018-09-25·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-17581 [MEDIUM] CWE-400 exiv2: Stack overflow in CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp leading to denial of service
exiv2: Stack overflow in CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp leading to denial of service
CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive stack consumption due to a recursive function, leading to Denial of service.
Statement: This issue affects the versions of exiv2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is now in Maintenance Support 2 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having a security impact of Low, and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Package: exiv2 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2018-17581: exiv2 - CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive s...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-17581 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-17581: exiv2 - CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive s...
CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive stack consumption due to a recursive function, leading to Denial of service.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.27.2-6)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 0.27.2-6)
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.27.2-6)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.27.2-6)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.27.2-6)
GHSA
GHSA-v47r-rwv6-47cq: CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2018-17581 [MEDIUM] CWE-400 GHSA-v47r-rwv6-47cq: CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int
CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive stack consumption due to a recursive function, leading to Denial of service.
OSV
CVE-2018-17581: CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int
osv·2018-09-28·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-17581 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-17581: CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int
CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive stack consumption due to a recursive function, leading to Denial of service.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-17581 exiv2: Stack overflow in CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp leading to denial of service [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-10-01·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-17581 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-17581 exiv2: Stack overflow in CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp leading to denial of service [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-17581 exiv2: Stack overflow in CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp leading to denial of service [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-17581 exiv2: Stack overflow in CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp leading to denial of service
bugzilla·2018-10-01·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-17581 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-17581 exiv2: Stack overflow in CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp leading to denial of service
CVE-2018-17581 exiv2: Stack overflow in CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp leading to denial of service
A flaw was found in Exiv2 0.26. The CiffDirectory::readDirectory() function at crwimage_int.cpp has an excessive stack consumption due to a recursive function, leading to Denial of service.
References:
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/460
https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/blob/master/Exiv2
Discussion:
Created exiv2 tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1635046]
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Upstream patch:
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/b3d077dcaefb6747fff8204490f33eba5a144edb
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Statement:
This issue affects the versions of exiv2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is now in Maintenance Support 2 Phase of th
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/460https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/blob/master/Exiv2https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00038.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/460https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/blob/master/Exiv2https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00038.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/
2018-09-28
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