CVE-2018-20099

MEDIUM

Exiv2 <0.27-RC3 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

There is an infinite loop in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header of jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.27-RC3. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/590
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0087
EPSS Percentile 75.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-835
Status published
Products (1)
exiv2/exiv2 0.27 rc3
Published Dec 12, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026