Medium severity · published Aug 19, 2021
CVE-2020-18898
A stack exhaustion issue in the printIFDStructure function of Exiv2 0.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted file
6.5
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A stack exhaustion issue in the printIFDStructure function of Exiv2 0.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EX
Exiv2 · Exiv2
0.27 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-18898
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-18898
Third Party Advisory
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/674.html
Exploit
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/741
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