High severity · published Aug 22, 2023
CVE-2020-18831
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in tEXtToDataBuf function in pngimage.cpp in Exiv2 0.27.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and other unspecified impacts via use…
7.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in tEXtToDataBuf function in pngimage.cpp in Exiv2 0.27.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and other unspecified impacts via use of crafted file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EX
Exiv2 · Exiv2
0.27.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-18831
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-18831
Exploit
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/828
Broken Link
https://www.exiv2.org/download.html
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