exiv2: Stack overflow in CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp leading to denial of service
Published Sep 28, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.35%
Description
CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive stack consumption due to a recursive function, leading to Denial of service.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 10.0
Configuration 3
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
- 18.10
Configuration 4
- 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 8
exiv2-0:0.27.2-5.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
gegl-0:0.2.0-39.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
gnome-color-manager-0:3.28.0-3.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
libgexiv2-0:0.10.8-4.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
exiv2
Will not fix
| 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 8 | exiv2-0:0.27.2-5.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1577 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | gegl-0:0.2.0-39.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1577 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | gnome-color-manager-0:3.28.0-3.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1577 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | libgexiv2-0:0.10.8-4.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1577 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | exiv2 | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of exiv2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is now in Maintenance Support 2 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having a security impact of Low, and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 1, 2026 | 2.35% (0.02350) | 83.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.35% (0.02350) | 81.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00179) | 37.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 72.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 71.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00267) | 66.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00267) | 63.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 61.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00255) | 61.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 33.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101 vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17581 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1635045 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/460 ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/blob/master/Exiv2 ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00038.html mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17581
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/ vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17581
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101 | vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17581 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1635045 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/460 | ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/blob/master/Exiv2 | ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00038.html | mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html | mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17581 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/ | vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17581 |
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