CVE-2018-17581 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-17581

CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive stack consumption...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

exiv2, debian linux, ubuntu linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux workstation
Vulnerable Versions:
0.26, 0.27, 8.0, 10.0, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10, 7.0

Timeline

Official Publish: September 28th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.