VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-5772
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.86%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-01-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
In Exiv2 0.26, there is a segmentation fault caused by uncontrolled recursion in the Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function in the image.cpp file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted tif file.
Weakness classification
- CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory