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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2018-20099

CVE-2018-20099

MEDIUM6.5

There is an infinite loop in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header of jp2image

Published Dec 12, 2018

Modified 1 years ago

Details

There is an infinite loop in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header of jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.27-RC3. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101

https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/590

https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/exiv2/20181206

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZXCEKTYF7HLM6VH2WCWO2HXTJH37MBLA/

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20099

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

6.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

HighA:H

6.5/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedDec 12, 2018

ModifiedAug 5, 2024

CVE-2018-20099 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence