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01 Record

CVE-2018-10772

The tEXtToDataBuf function in pngimage.cpp in Exiv2 through 0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

The tEXtToDataBuf function in pngimage.cpp in Exiv2 through 0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 74.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-05-07 02:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 07:46Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2018-05-06
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
  • CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
bb15ebd8d73c247ae5312ec5f5509de5f0bea9255b744854a3bc8a7c94a46814

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
exiv2exiv2Not specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

AlmaLinux 8

  • exiv2-devel
    Fixed in 0.27.2-5.el8
  • exiv2-doc
    Fixed in 0.27.2-5.el8
  • gegl
    Fixed in 0.2.0-39.el8
  • gnome-color-manager
    Fixed in 3.28.0-3.el8
  • libgexiv2
    Fixed in 0.10.8-4.el8
  • libgexiv2-devel
    Fixed in 0.10.8-4.el8

Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

CloudLinux 8

  • exiv2-devel
    Fixed in 0.27.2-5.el8
  • exiv2-doc
    Fixed in 0.27.2-5.el8
  • gegl
    Fixed in 0.2.0-39.el8
  • gnome-color-manager
    Fixed in 3.28.0-3.el8
  • libgexiv2
    Fixed in 0.10.8-4.el8
  • libgexiv2-devel
    Fixed in 0.10.8-4.el8

Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.

Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.