Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-18898
CVE-2020-18898
Description
A stack exhaustion issue in the printIFDStructure function of Exiv2 0.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted file.
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Affected products
31- Exiv2/Exiv2description
- osv-coords28 versionspkg:rpm/almalinux/compat-exiv2-026pkg:rpm/almalinux/exiv2pkg:rpm/almalinux/exiv2-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/exiv2-docpkg:rpm/almalinux/exiv2-libspkg:rpm/opensuse/exiv2&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/exiv2&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.1
< 0.26-7.el8+ 27 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-7.el8
- (no CPE)range: < 0.27.5-2.el8
- (no CPE)range: < 0.27.5-2.el8
- (no CPE)range: < 0.27.5-2.el8
- (no CPE)range: < 0.27.5-2.el8
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150000.6.16.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/741nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/674.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
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