Medium severity6.5OSV Advisory· Published Sep 2, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-16336

Description

Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk in Exiv2 v0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted image file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-10999.

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Affected products

Exiv2/Exiv2OSV2 versions
v0.10, v0.11, v0.12, …+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: v0.10, v0.11, v0.12, …
- (no CPE)range: =0.26

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/400nvdThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00012.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/nvdThird Party Advisory

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