CVE-2018-11531 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Vulnerability Description

Exiv2 0.26 has a heap-based buffer overflow in getData in preview.cpp.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Exiv2	Exiv2	0.26
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/283ExploitThird 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://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/283ExploitThird 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-2018-11531?

CVE-2018-11531 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Exiv2 0.26 has a heap-based buffer overflow in getData in preview.cpp.

How severe is CVE-2018-11531?

CVE-2018-11531 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-11531?

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