CVE-2018-10998

MEDIUM

Exiv2 - Denial of Service via Incorrect Safe::add Call in readMetadata

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. readMetadata in jp2image.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGABRT) by triggering an incorrect Safe::add call.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3700-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4238
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00010.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/303
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0092
EPSS Percentile 76.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (10)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 17.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
exiv2/exiv2 0.26
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0
Published May 12, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026