CVE-2018-16336
N/A
Published: September 2, 2018 at 03:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:44 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxExiv2
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk in Exiv2 v0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted image file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-10999.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/400Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00012.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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