Vulnerability · Published Aug 23, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-18774
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the exiv2 package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A float point exception in the printLong function in tags_int.cpp of Exiv2 0.27.99.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted tif file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | exiv2 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18774 |
| Debian:13 | exiv2 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18774 |
| Debian:14 | exiv2 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18774 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | exiv2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18774 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | exiv2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18774 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | exiv2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18774 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | exiv2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18774 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | exiv2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18774 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/759
- GLSA-202312-06 vendor-advisory