CVE-2018-17581
exiv2 - security update
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.25%
Description
CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive stack consumption due to a recursive function, leading to Denial of service.
How to fix CVE-2018-17581
To remediate CVE-2018-17581, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/exiv2—upgrade to 0.27.2-6 or later
- Debian/exiv2—upgrade to 0.24-4.1+deb8u3 or later
Is CVE-2018-17581 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.27.2-6
- from 0, < 0.24-4.1+deb8u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |