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CVE-2018-20030
An error when processing the EXIF_IFD_INTEROPERABILITY and EXIF_IFD_EXIF tags within...
Vulnerability Description
An error when processing the EXIF_IFD_INTEROPERABILITY and EXIF_IFD_EXIF tags within libexif version 0.6.21 can be exploited to exhaust available CPU resources.
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.
References
- https://github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/6aa11df549114ebda520dde4cdaea2f9357b2c89
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-28/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00000.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00016.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4358-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
libexif
Vulnerable Versions:
0.6.21
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 20th, 2019
Last Modified:
September 17th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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.