CVE-2018-17581

MEDIUM

Exiv2 0.26 - Denial of Service via Recursive CiffDirectory::readDirectory()

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/460
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00038.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 48.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (11)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.10
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 10.0
exiv2/exiv2 0.26
exiv2/exiv2 0.27
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 7.0
... and 1 more
Published Sep 28, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026