CVE-2020-18898 — Uncontrolled Recursion in Exiv2

CWE-674 — Uncontrolled RecursionCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write5 documents5 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 58.84%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Exiv2Debian Exiv2
Timeline
PublishedAug 19
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A stack exhaustion issue in the printIFDStructure function of Exiv2 0.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted file.

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 Packages2 packages

▶NVDexiv2/exiv20.27
▶debiandebian/exiv2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-g97p-564p-26xp: A stack exhaustion issue in the printIFDStructure function of Exiv2 0↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2020-18898: A stack exhaustion issue in the printIFDStructure function of Exiv2 0↗2021-08-19
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
exiv2: stack exhaustion issue in the printIFDStructure function may lead to DoS↗2021-08-19
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Debian
CVE-2020-18898: exiv2 - A stack exhaustion issue in the printIFDStructure function of Exiv2 0.27 allows ...↗2020
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