CVE-2018-10998 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. readMetadata in jp2image.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGABRT) by triggering an incorrect Safe::add call.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Exiv2	Exiv2	0.26
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Desktop	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Workstation	7.0

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/303ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00010.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3700-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4238Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/303ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00010.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3700-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4238Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-10998?

CVE-2018-10998 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. readMetadata in jp2image.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGABRT) by triggering an incorrect Safe::add call.

How severe is CVE-2018-10998?

CVE-2018-10998 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-10998?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Exiv2 Exiv2, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server.