CVE-2020-18831

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    CVE-2020-18831

    Published: 22 Aug 2023Last Modified: 9 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in tEXtToDataBuf function in pngimage.cpp in Exiv2 0.27.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and other unspecified impacts via use of crafted file.

    References: https://www.exiv2.org/download.html, https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/828

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 16df09cc758e85d3d126701d2cdc8b447ded4743
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.27.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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    High
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