CVE-2018-20098 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in Exiv2 0.27-RC3, specifically within the Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header function in jp2image.cpp. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service by providing a specially crafted input. Rated with a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it requires user interaction (UI:R) but can be exploited over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), leading to high availability impact (A:H). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.27:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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