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ubuntu-cve-2020-18773

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2021-08-23 22:15

Modified

2026-05-20 14:52

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.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)

low

References

URL

Type

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

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  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18773",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T14:52:19Z",
  "published": "2021-08-23T22:15:00Z",
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2020-18773"
  ]
}

CVE-2020-18773 (GCVE-0-2020-18773)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-23 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 14:08

Summary

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.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/760
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-06	vendor-advisory

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          },
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Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2020-18773 (GCVE-0-2020-18773)

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