exiv2: heap-based buffer over-read in PngChunk::readRawProfile in pngchunk_int.cpp
Published Nov 26, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.09%
Description
In Exiv2 0.26 and previous versions, PngChunk::readRawProfile in pngchunk_int.cpp may cause a denial of service (application crash due to a heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted PNG file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 10.0
Configuration 3
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
Configuration 4
- 16.04
- 18.04
- 18.10
- 19.04
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 and 7. 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 2, 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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.09% (0.02087) | 80.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.09% (0.02087) | 79.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00308) | 53.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 1.34% (0.01342) | 78.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 51.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 72.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 70.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 68.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00309) | 66.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 61.25th | 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-2018-19535 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1656187 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/428 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/430 PatchThird 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-2018-19535
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4056-1/ vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19535
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101 | vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19535 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1656187 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/428 | ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/430 | PatchThird 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-2018-19535 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4056-1/ | vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19535 |
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