CVE-2018-11531
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201811-14
Severity Score
9.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Exiv2 0.26 has a heap-based buffer overflow in getData in preview.cpp.
Exiv2 0.26 tiene un desbordamiento de búfer basado en memoria dinámica (heap) en getData en preview.cpp.
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain PNG files. An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information. It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
*Credits:
N/A
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Attack Vector
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2018-05-29 CVE Reserved
- 2018-05-29 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00010.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/283 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14 | 2020-08-24 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3700-1 | 2020-08-24 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4238 | 2020-08-24 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Exiv2 Search vendor "Exiv2" | Exiv2 Search vendor "Exiv2" for product "Exiv2" | 0.26 Search vendor "Exiv2" for product "Exiv2" and version "0.26" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 17.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "17.10" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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