Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting exiv2 package, versions <0.27.2-6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-EXIV2-1568403
  • published21 Aug 2021
  • disclosed19 Aug 2021

Introduced: 19 Aug 2021

CVE-2020-18899  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 exiv2 to version 0.27.2-6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exiv2 package and not the exiv2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

An 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.

CVSS Scores

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