MEDIUM
exiv2: SIGABRT caused by memory allocation in types.cpp:Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress()
Published May 10, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.48%
Description
In types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26, a large size value may lead to a SIGABRT during an attempt at memory allocation for an Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress call.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 3
OR
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
- 18.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
exiv2-0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
exiv2
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
exiv2
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | exiv2-0:0.27.0-2.el7_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2101 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | exiv2 | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | exiv2 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
3.3 LOW Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.48% 0.02485
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02485
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.48% (0.02485) | 84.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.52% (0.02524) | 82.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 1.85% (0.01845) | 82.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 0.82% (0.00818) | 72.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 1.85% (0.01845) | 82.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.77% (0.00769) | 71.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00248) | 65.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00248) | 63.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00246) | 61.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 58.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 34.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10958 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1578659 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/302 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00010.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00012.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10958
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3700-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10958
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4238 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10958 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1578659 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/302 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00010.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00012.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10958 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3700-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10958 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4238 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 10, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved May 9, 2018
Link CVE-2018-10958
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a