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CVE-2020-18831

Published: 22 August 2023

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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
exiv2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Needs triage

focal Not vulnerable
(0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7)
jammy Not vulnerable

lunar Not vulnerable

mantic Not vulnerable

noble Not vulnerable

trusty Ignored
(end of standard support)
upstream
Released (0.27.2-6)
xenial Needs triage

Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/6068df4c01ce915befb763bd0fd718d16a5df130

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H