DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18831

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18831

    Published: 22 Aug 2023Last Modified: 11 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-18831

    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://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-18831

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: exiv2

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/exiv2?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.27.2-6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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