CVE-2020-18831
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.91%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2020-18831
To remediate CVE-2020-18831, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/exiv2—upgrade to 0.27.2-6 or later
- PyPI/exiv2—no fix listed
Is CVE-2020-18831 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.27.2-6
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |