5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-4868
Exiv2 Denial of Service (Memory Allocation)
Description

The Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) via a crafted file.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 3, 2018, 9:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-4868 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-4868 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 Exiv2 exiv2
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-4868.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102477 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/202 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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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SZU-SE/Uncontrolled-allocation-Fuzzer-TestSuite

[ICSE2020] MemLock DataSet

fuzzing

Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java

Updated: 3 years, 1 month ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 10, 2020, 2:29 a.m. This repo has been linked 18 different CVEs too.
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wcventure/MemLock_Benchmark

None

Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java

Updated: 2 years ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 10, 2020, 2:23 a.m. This repo has been linked 40 different CVEs too.
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SZU-SE/MemLock_Benchmark

[ICSE2020] MemLock DataSet

fuzzing

Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java

Updated: 3 years, 1 month ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 10, 2020, 2:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 40 different CVEs too.
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ICSE2020-MemLock/MemLock_Benchmark

MemLock_Benchmark: The vulnerability related to Excessive Memory Consumption, which can test the ability of fuzzer for generating inputs that consume lost of memory.

Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
5 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 30, 2019, 9:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 40 different CVEs too.
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tzf-omkey/MemLock_Benchmark

ExMem_Benchmark: The vulnerability related to Excessive Memory Consumption, which can test the ability of fuzzer for generating inputs that consume lost of memory.

Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java

Updated: 4 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 30, 2019, 2:15 a.m. This repo has been linked 40 different CVEs too.
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andir/nixos-issue-db-example

None

Updated: 4 years, 9 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 17, 2018, 7:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-4868 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-4868 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-770
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/202 No Types Assigned https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/202 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102477 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102477 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102477 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** The Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) via a crafted file. NOTE: a software maintainer disputes this issue because it may reflect an invalid use of the AddressSanitizer tool on a system with only 1 Gb of memory. The Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) via a crafted file.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) via a crafted file. ** DISPUTED ** The Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) via a crafted file. NOTE: a software maintainer disputes this issue because it may reflect an invalid use of the AddressSanitizer tool on a system with only 1 Gb of memory.
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-4868 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-2018-4868 weaknesses.

CAPEC-125: Flooding Flooding CAPEC-130: Excessive Allocation Excessive Allocation CAPEC-147: XML Ping of the Death XML Ping of the Death CAPEC-197: Exponential Data Expansion Exponential Data Expansion CAPEC-229: Serialized Data Parameter Blowup Serialized Data Parameter Blowup CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-469: HTTP DoS HTTP DoS CAPEC-482: TCP Flood TCP Flood CAPEC-486: UDP Flood UDP Flood CAPEC-487: ICMP Flood ICMP Flood CAPEC-488: HTTP Flood HTTP Flood CAPEC-489: SSL Flood SSL Flood CAPEC-490: Amplification Amplification CAPEC-491: Quadratic Data Expansion Quadratic Data Expansion CAPEC-493: SOAP Array Blowup SOAP Array Blowup CAPEC-494: TCP Fragmentation TCP Fragmentation CAPEC-495: UDP Fragmentation UDP Fragmentation CAPEC-496: ICMP Fragmentation ICMP Fragmentation CAPEC-528: XML Flood XML Flood
Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} 0.01%

score

0.34731

percentile

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