CVE-2018-4868 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Exiv2 version 0.26, specifically within the Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image.cpp. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger excessive memory allocation by providing a specially crafted file. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS v3 score of 5.5, it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to achieve a high impact on availability (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
0.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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