CVE-2018-20030
Published: 20 February 2019
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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libexif Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(0.6.21-4ubuntu0.2)
|
cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(0.6.21-5.1)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(0.6.21-5.1)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(0.6.21-5.1)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Released
(0.6.21-2ubuntu0.2)
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/6aa11df549114ebda520dde4cdaea2f9357b2c89 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |