CVE-2018-10998

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. readMetadata in jp2image.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGABRT) by triggering an incorrect Safe::add call.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.21% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3700-1/	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4238	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00010.html	third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/303	third party advisory exploit
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-10998?: CVE-2018-10998 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-10998?: To fix CVE-2018-10998, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-10998 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2018-10998 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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