CVE-2018-20030

An error when processing the EXIF_IFD_INTEROPERABILITY and EXIF_IFD_EXIF tags within libexif version 0.6.21 can be exploited to exhaust available CPU resources.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.8 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-28/	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/6aa11df549114ebda520dde4cdaea2f9357b2c89	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00000.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00016.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4358-1/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00025.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2019-02-20 09:29

Updated : 2020-06-11 08:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-20030

Mitre link : CVE-2018-20030

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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Products Affected

libexif_project

libexif

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