CVE catalog
CVE-2020-18899
Exiv2 vulnerabilities
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.66% · Oct 25, 2026
An uncontrolled memory allocation in DataBufdata(subBox.length-sizeof(box)) function of Exiv2 0.27 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted input.
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 | noble | 0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libexiv2-27 | noble | 0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libexiv2-dev | noble | 0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libexiv2-doc | noble | 0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | noble | 0.27.2-6 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | pro | 0.25-3.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | pro | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | pro | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | pro | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | pro | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | pro | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | pro | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | pro | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | pro | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.10 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | pro | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | pro | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | exiv2 | source | sid | 0.27.2-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | exiv2 | source | forky | 0.27.2-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | exiv2 | source | trixie | 0.27.2-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | exiv2 | source | bookworm | 0.27.2-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | deb | noble | 0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libexiv2-27 | deb | noble | 0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libexiv2-dev | deb | noble | 0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libexiv2-doc | deb | noble | 0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | deb | noble | 0.27.2-6 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | exiv2 | deb | pro | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18899 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [exiv2]Fixed
Details (2)
0.27.6-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6usn · exiv2 · debian · bookworm; usn · exiv2 · debian · 12
0.27.6-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6usn · exiv2 · debian · bookworm; usn · exiv2 · debian · 12
- [libexiv2-27]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
0.27.6-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6usn · exiv2 · debian · bookworm; usn · exiv2 · debian · 12
0.27.6-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6usn · exiv2 · debian · bookworm; usn · exiv2 · debian · 12
- [libexiv2-dev]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
0.27.6-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6usn · exiv2 · debian · bookworm; usn · exiv2 · debian · 12
0.27.6-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6usn · exiv2 · debian · bookworm; usn · exiv2 · debian · 12
- [libexiv2-doc]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
0.27.6-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6usn · exiv2 · debian · bookworm; usn · exiv2 · debian · 12
0.27.6-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6usn · exiv2 · debian · bookworm; usn · exiv2 · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [exiv2]Fixed
Details (2)
0.28.5+dfsg-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6usn · exiv2 · debian · 13
0.28.5+dfsg-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6usn · exiv2 · debian · 13
- [libexiv2-28]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
0.28.5+dfsg-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6usn · exiv2 · debian · 13
0.28.5+dfsg-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6usn · exiv2 · debian · 13
- [libexiv2-data]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
0.28.5+dfsg-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6usn · exiv2 · debian · 13
0.28.5+dfsg-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6usn · exiv2 · debian · 13
- [libexiv2-dev]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
0.28.5+dfsg-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6usn · exiv2 · debian · 13
0.28.5+dfsg-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6usn · exiv2 · debian · 13
- [libexiv2-doc]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
0.28.5+dfsg-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6usn · exiv2 · debian · 13
0.28.5+dfsg-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.27.2-6usn · exiv2 · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2022_3598-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18899]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18899]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-18899]
- [https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8103-1]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX] · [Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)]