CVE-2018-17581 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Exiv2

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption9 documents8 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 51.41%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Exiv2Canonical Ubuntu LinuxDebian Linux+3 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 28
Latest updateMay 14

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 vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶Debianexiv2/exiv2< 0.27.2-6+3
▶NVDexiv2/exiv20.26, 0.27+1

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 8.0, Ubuntu Linux 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-v47r-rwv6-47cq: CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int↗2022-05-14
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CVEList
CVE-2018-17581: CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int↗2018-09-28
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OSV
CVE-2018-17581: CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int↗2018-09-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Exiv2 vulnerabilities↗2019-01-10
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Red Hat
exiv2: Stack overflow in CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp leading to denial of service↗2018-09-25
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Debian
CVE-2018-17581: exiv2 - CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive s...↗2018
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-17581 exiv2: Stack overflow in CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp leading to denial of service [fedora-all]↗2018-10-01
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-17581 exiv2: Stack overflow in CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp leading to denial of service↗2018-10-01
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