Description
CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive stack consumption due to a recursive function, leading to Denial of service.
Published: 2018-09-28
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1691-1 exiv2 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3265-1 exiv2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0064 CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive stack consumption due to a recursive function, leading to Denial of service.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3852-1 Exiv2 vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Exiv2 Exiv2
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Desktop Enterprise Linux Server Enterprise Linux Workstation
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:54:09.248Z

Reserved: 2018-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-17581

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-09-28T09:29:00.903

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:54:38.703

Link: CVE-2018-17581

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-17581 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses