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CVE-2018-17581 json

CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive stack consumption due to a recursive function, leading to De…

published 2018-09-28 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-0064

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive stack consumption due to a recursive function, leading to Denial of service.

Patch / fix

  • exiv2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.27.2-6

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17581

  • exiv2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 0.23-1ubuntu2.2
  • exiv2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3
  • exiv2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17581

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  • exiv2 RHEL 8 0.27.2-5.el8
  • gegl RHEL 8 0.2.0-39.el8
  • libgexiv2 RHEL 8 0.10.8-4.el8
  • exiv2-libs RHEL 8 0.27.2-5.el8
  • gnome-color-manager RHEL 8 3.28.0-3.el8
  • exiv2 RHEL 7 0.27.0-2.el7_6
  • exiv2-libs RHEL 7 0.27.0-2.el7_6

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:1577RHSA-2019:2101

  • exiv2 SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15 +18 more 0.26-150000.6.26.1
  • exiv2-0_26 SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 0.26-150400.9.21.1
  • exiv2 SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP5 +3 more 0.23-12.8.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:4276-1SUSE-SU-2022:4208-1SUSE-SU-2020:0860-1

  • gegl AlmaLinux 8 0.2.0-39.el8
  • libgexiv2 AlmaLinux 8 0.10.8-4.el8
  • gnome-color-manager AlmaLinux 8 3.28.0-3.el8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2020:1577

  • exiv2 Rocky Linux 8 0.27.2-5.el8
  • gegl Rocky Linux 8 0.2.0-39.el8
  • libgexiv2 Rocky Linux 8 0.10.8-4.el8
  • gnome-color-manager Rocky Linux 8 3.28.0-3.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2020:1577

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-17581 updated cvss 3.3

exiv2: Stack overflow in CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp leading to denial of service

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 exiv2, exiv2-libs
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) exiv2 0.27.2-5.el8, libgexiv2 0.10.8-4.el8, exiv2-libs 0.27.2-5.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) gegl 0.2.0-39.el8, exiv2 0.27.2-5.el8, libgexiv2 0.10.8-4.el8, exiv2-libs 0.27.2-5.el8, gnome-color-manager 3.28.0-3.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1577
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) exiv2 0.27.0-2.el7_6, exiv2-libs 0.27.0-2.el7_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) exiv2-doc 0.27.0-2.el7_6, exiv2-devel 0.27.0-2.el7_6, exiv2-debuginfo 0.27.0-2.el7_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) exiv2 0.27.0-2.el7_6, exiv2-libs 0.27.0-2.el7_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) exiv2-doc 0.27.0-2.el7_6, exiv2-devel 0.27.0-2.el7_6, exiv2-debuginfo 0.27.0-2.el7_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) exiv2 0.27.0-2.el7_6, exiv2-libs 0.27.0-2.el7_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) exiv2-doc 0.27.0-2.el7_6, exiv2-devel 0.27.0-2.el7_6, exiv2-debuginfo 0.27.0-2.el7_6
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) exiv2 0.27.0-2.el7_6, exiv2-libs 0.27.0-2.el7_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) exiv2-doc 0.27.0-2.el7_6, exiv2-devel 0.27.0-2.el7_6, exiv2-debuginfo 0.27.0-2.el7_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2101

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Exploit prediction

2.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/460 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/blob/master/Exiv2 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

Sources

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