CVE-2018-20097: debian debian_linux

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-20097 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 12-12-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

There is a SEGV in Exiv2::Internal::TiffParserWorker::findPrimaryGroups of tiffimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.27-RC3. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.