MEDIUM
exiv2: SIGABRT by triggering an incorrect Safe::add call
Published May 12, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.43%
Description
An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. readMetadata in jp2image.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGABRT) by triggering an incorrect Safe::add call.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
- 18.04
Configuration 3
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 4
OR
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
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
Not affected
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 | Not affected | 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.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/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
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.
2.43% 0.02429
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02429
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.43% (0.02429) | 83.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.47% (0.02467) | 82.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.26% (0.01261) | 77.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.78% (0.02784) | 76.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.26% (0.01261) | 78.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00922) | 82.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 1.90% (0.01903) | 87.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 1.35% (0.01350) | 84.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.60% (0.01604) | 85.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.26% (0.02262) | 50.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.26% (0.02262) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10998 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1579481 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/303 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00010.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10998
- 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-2018-10998
- 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_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10998 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1579481 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/303 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00010.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10998 | ||
| 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-2018-10998 | ||
| 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 12, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved May 11, 2018
Link CVE-2018-10998
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a