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CVE-2018-20096

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-20096 describes a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the Exiv2::tEXtToDataBuf function of Exiv2 version 0.27-RC3, which could be triggered by a crafted input to cause a remote denial of service. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited over a network with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.27CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.27:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0276 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 26,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: exiv2-0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: exiv2-0:0.27.2-5.el8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: gegl-0:0.2.0-39.el8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: gnome-color-manager-0:3.28.0-3.el8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: libgexiv2-0:0.10.8-4.el8
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: exiv2

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-20096Low

exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::tEXtToDataBuf function resulting in a denial of service

Dec 10, 2018

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:2101
github.com / Exiv2/exiv2/issues/590
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/exiv2/20181206
ExploitThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZXCEKTYF7HLM6VH2WCWO2HXTJH37MBLA