CVE-2020-18899

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-18899
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-08-19 22:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-12-22 10:15:00 UTC
DescriptionAn uncontrolled memory allocation in DataBufdata(subBox.length-sizeof(box)) function of Exiv2 0.27 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted input.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-770

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Exiv2 Exiv2 0.27 - All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CWE - CWE-789: Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value (4.3) MISC cwe.mitre.org
Exiv2: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202312-06) — Gentoo security security.gentoo.org
[bug report] Program crash due to uncontrolled memory allocation on function DataBuf data(subBox.length-sizeof(box)) · Issue #742 · Exiv2/exiv2 · GitHub MISC github.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 180732 Debian Security Update for exiv2 (CVE-2020-18899)
  • 710810 Gentoo Linux Exiv2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202312-06)
  • 752681 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for exiv2 (SUSE-SU-2022:3598-1)
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