UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18773

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18773

    Published: 23 Aug 2021Last Modified: 20 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-18773

    Summary:

    Details: An invalid memory access in the decode function in iptc.cpp of Exiv2 0.27.99.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted tif file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-18773, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-18773

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: exiv2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/exiv2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.25-1ubuntu1

    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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