CVE-2018-8976
In Exiv2 0.26, jpgimage.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (image.cpp Exiv2::Internal::stringFormat out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.
02 Description
In Exiv2 0.26, jpgimage.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (image.cpp Exiv2::Internal::stringFormat out-of-bounds read) 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
- 2.09% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 81.4% 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:3.1/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
- 2018-03-25 00:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 07:10Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-03-24
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 03cafdd5770425fcf22376b9b6bc5495ca32ecae76f57cf2d7696ba6e7599f3d
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/246
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201811-14https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:2101https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20230110 [SECURITY] [DLA 3265-1] exiv2 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- exiv2 Fixed in 0.27.2-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- exiv2 Fixed in 0.27.2-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- exiv2 Fixed in 0.27.2-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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