CVE-2018-20096
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.2%
Description
There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::tEXtToDataBuf function of pngimage.cpp in Exiv2 0.27-RC3. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
How to fix CVE-2018-20096
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- PyPI/exiv2—no fix listed
Is CVE-2018-20096 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |