CVE-2018-17581

exiv2: Stack overflow in CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp leading to denial of service

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive stack consumption due to a recursive function, leading to Denial of service.

CiffDirectory::readDirectory() en crwimage_int.cpp en Exiv2 0.26 tiene un consumo excesivo de pila debido a una función recursiva, lo que conduce a una denegación de servicio (DoS).

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-09-28 CVE Reserved
2018-09-28 CVE Published
2024-05-17 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00038.html	Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/460	2024-08-05
https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/blob/master/Exiv2	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101	2023-01-13
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1	2023-01-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17581	2020-04-28
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1635045	2020-04-28

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"		-		Affected
Exiv2 Search vendor "Exiv2"		Exiv2 Search vendor "Exiv2" for product "Exiv2"				0.27 Search vendor "Exiv2" for product "Exiv2" and version "0.27"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"		-		Affected
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		Affected
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		Affected
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		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				18.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.10"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0"		-		Affected