7.8
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2018-20030
Apache Libexif Infinite Loop Buffer Overload
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 20, 2019, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-20030 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libexif_project libexif
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2018-20030 vulnerability.
There is no known solution at this time.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-20030 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-20030 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-20030 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-20030 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00000.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html
    Added Reference https://github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/6aa11df549114ebda520dde4cdaea2f9357b2c89
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00016.html
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00025.html
    Added Reference https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-28/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4358-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00025.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 19, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4358-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00016.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 21, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/6aa11df549114ebda520dde4cdaea2f9357b2c89 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/6aa11df549114ebda520dde4cdaea2f9357b2c89 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-28/ No Types Assigned https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-28/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.06 }} 0.01%

score

0.76652

percentile