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CVE-2020-18831

 

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in tEXtToDataBuf function in pngimage.cpp in Exiv2 0.27.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and other unspecified impacts via use of crafted file.

Vulnerabilidad de desbordamiento del búfer en la función tEXtToDataBuf en pngimage.cpp en Exiv2 0.27.1 que permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio y otros impactos no especificados mediante el uso de un archivo manipulado.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-08-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-08-22 CVE Published
  • 2024-10-04 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-04 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (2)
URL Tag Source
https://www.exiv2.org/download.html Broken Link
URL Date SRC
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/828 2024-10-04
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
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"
 0.27.1
Search vendor "Exiv2" for product "Exiv2" and version "0.27.1"
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Affected