CVE-2018-12265
Exiv2 0.26 has an integer overflow in the LoaderExifJpeg class in preview.cpp, leading to an out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::MemIo::read in basicio.cpp.
02 Description
Exiv2 0.26 has an integer overflow in the LoaderExifJpeg class in preview.cpp, leading to an out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::MemIo::read in basicio.cpp.
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
- 2.84% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 86.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (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:H/I:H/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
- 2018-06-13 11:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 08:30Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-06-12
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2bbb9d830f3e33ea2a346f2e9661506a6196f48af5fec07ce79dd3d2caf4529d
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/exiv2/1-out-of-read-Poc
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3700-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3700-1/
- www.debian.orgDSA-4238https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4238
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201811-14https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180628 [SECURITY] [DLA 1402-1] exiv2 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00010.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/365
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:2101https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:0482http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00009.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- exiv2 Fixed in 0.25-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- exiv2 Fixed in 0.25-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- exiv2 Fixed in 0.25-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- exiv2 Fixed in 0.23-1ubuntu2.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- exiv2 Fixed in 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- exiv2 Fixed in 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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