exiv2: out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::Internal::stringFormat image.cpp
Published Mar 25, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.10%
Description
In Exiv2 0.26, jpgimage.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (image.cpp Exiv2::Internal::stringFormat out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 10.0
Configuration 3
- 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.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02095) | 80.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.11% (0.02109) | 79.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 51.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 74.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 73.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 70.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.73% (0.00728) | 77.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 31.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101 vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8976 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1561213 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/246 ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird 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-2018-8976
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14 vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8976
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101 | vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8976 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1561213 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/246 | ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird 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-2018-8976 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14 | vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8976 |
Change history (0)
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