CVE catalog
CVE-2018-17581
exiv2: CVE-2018-17581
- Severity
- Low · CVSS 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.35% · Oct 25, 2026
CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 has excessive stack consumption due to a recursive function, leading to Denial of service.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | exiv2 | sid | 0.28.9+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | exiv2 | forky | 0.28.9+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | exiv2 | trixie | 0.28.5+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | exiv2 | bookworm | 0.27.6-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | 14.04 | 0.23-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | 14.04 | 0.23-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | 14.04 | 0.23-1ubuntu2.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | 14.04 | 0.23-1ubuntu2.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | 16.04 | 0.25-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | 16.04 | 0.25-2.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | 16.04 | 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | 16.04 | 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | 16.04 | 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | 18.04 | 0.25-3.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | 18.04 | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | 18.04 | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | exiv2 | source | sid | 0.27.2-6 | low | Not reported | [910060] |
| Debian | exiv2 | source | forky | 0.27.2-6 | low | Not reported | [910060] |
| Debian | exiv2 | source | trixie | 0.27.2-6 | low | Not reported | [910060] |
| Debian | exiv2 | source | bookworm | 0.27.2-6 | low | Not reported | [910060] |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | deb | 14.04 | 0.23-1ubuntu2.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17581 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | deb | 16.04 | 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17581 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | deb | 18.04 | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17581 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [exiv2]Fixed
Details (2)
0.27.6-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6dsa · exiv2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · exiv2 · debian · 12
0.27.6-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6dsa · exiv2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · exiv2 · debian · 12
- [libexiv2-27]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
0.27.6-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6dsa · exiv2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · exiv2 · debian · 12
0.27.6-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6dsa · exiv2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · exiv2 · debian · 12
- [libexiv2-dev]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
0.27.6-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6dsa · exiv2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · exiv2 · debian · 12
0.27.6-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6dsa · exiv2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · exiv2 · debian · 12
- [libexiv2-doc]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
0.27.6-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6dsa · exiv2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · exiv2 · debian · 12
0.27.6-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6dsa · exiv2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · exiv2 · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [exiv2]Fixed
Details (2)
0.28.5+dfsg-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
0.28.5+dfsg-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
- [libexiv2-28]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
0.28.5+dfsg-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
0.28.5+dfsg-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
- [libexiv2-data]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
0.28.5+dfsg-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
0.28.5+dfsg-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
- [libexiv2-dev]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
0.28.5+dfsg-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
0.28.5+dfsg-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
- [libexiv2-doc]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
0.28.5+dfsg-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
0.28.5+dfsg-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2019_2101.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17581]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-1691-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17581]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-17581]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-17581.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2019/wid-sec-w-2022-0517.json]
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