CRITICAL
exiv2: heap-based buffer overflow in getData in preview.cpp
Published May 29, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.96%
Description
Exiv2 0.26 has a heap-based buffer overflow in getData in preview.cpp.
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 6
exiv2
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
exiv2
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
exiv2
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | exiv2 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | exiv2 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | exiv2 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of exiv2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
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
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.96% 0.02960
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02960
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02960) | 86.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02960) | 85.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.63% (0.00627) | 79.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 0.63% (0.00627) | 78.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 29, 2023 | 0.63% (0.00627) | 76.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00886) | 80.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 1.04% (0.01044) | 81.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01142) | 82.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.36% (0.01358) | 84.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.24% (0.01242) | 83.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 29.93th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 68.62th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11531 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1584860 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/283 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird 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-2018-11531
- 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-2018-11531
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4238 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11531 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1584860 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/283 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird 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-2018-11531 | ||
| 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-2018-11531 | ||
| 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 29, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved May 29, 2018
Link CVE-2018-11531
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a