High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 20, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-20030
CVE-2018-20030
Description
An error when processing the EXIF_IFD_INTEROPERABILITY and EXIF_IFD_EXIF tags within libexif version 0.6.21 can be exploited to exhaust available CPU resources.
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Affected products
32cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <0.6.21
- osv-coords29 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/libexif&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/libexif&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/libexif&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208
< 0.6.21-lp151.4.3.1+ 28 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-lp151.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.23-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-5.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-5.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.22-5.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.22-5.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.22-5.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.17-2.14.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.17-2.14.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.21-8.6.1
- Flexera Software LLC/libexifv5Range: 0.6.21
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/6aa11df549114ebda520dde4cdaea2f9357b2c89nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-28/nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00000.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.htmlnvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00016.htmlnvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00025.htmlnvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/4358-1/nvd
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