CVE-2020-18898

compat-exiv2-026: Exiv2 is a C++ library to access image metadata, supporting read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata,...

CVE-2020-18898 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2022:1797, released May 10, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
6.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0143
73rd percentile

Exiv2 is a C++ library to access image metadata, supporting read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata, Exif MakerNote support, extract and delete methods for Exif thumbnails, classes to access Ifd, and support for various image formats. Security Fix(es): * exiv2: stack exhaustion issue in the printIFDStructure function may lead to DoS (CVE-2020-18898) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
compat-exiv2-026 · RHEL 8 0:0.26-7.el8 RHSA-2022:1797 May 10, 2022
compat-exiv2-026 · almalinux 8 0.26-7.el8 ALSA-2022:1797 May 10, 2022
compat-exiv2-026 · ol 8 0:0.26-7.el8 ELSA-2022-1797 May 17, 2022
compat-exiv2-026 · rocky 8 0:0.26-7.el8 RLSA-2022:1797 May 10, 2022
exiv2 · RHEL 8 0:0.27.5-2.el8 RHSA-2022:1842 May 10, 2022
exiv2 · almalinux 8 0.27.5-2.el8 ALSA-2022:1842 May 10, 2022
exiv2 · ol 8 0:0.27.5-2.el8 ELSA-2022-1842 May 17, 2022
exiv2 · rocky 8 0:0.27.5-2.el8 RLSA-2022:1842 May 10, 2022
exiv2-devel · RHEL 8 0:0.27.5-2.el8 RHSA-2022:1842 May 10, 2022
exiv2-devel · almalinux 8 0.27.5-2.el8 ALSA-2022:1842 May 10, 2022
exiv2-devel · ol 8 0:0.27.5-2.el8 ELSA-2022-1842 May 17, 2022
exiv2-doc · RHEL 8 0:0.27.5-2.el8 RHSA-2022:1842 May 10, 2022
exiv2-doc · almalinux 8 0.27.5-2.el8 ALSA-2022:1842 May 10, 2022
exiv2-doc · ol 8 0:0.27.5-2.el8 ELSA-2022-1842 May 17, 2022
exiv2-libs · RHEL 8 0:0.27.5-2.el8 RHSA-2022:1842 May 10, 2022
exiv2-libs · almalinux 8 0.27.5-2.el8 ALSA-2022:1842 May 10, 2022
exiv2-libs · ol 8 0:0.27.5-2.el8 ELSA-2022-1842 May 17, 2022

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