CVE-2018-19535

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 26, 2018 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:49 AM UTC
6 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxEnterprise Linux Desktop

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

In Exiv2 0.26 and previous versions, PngChunk::readRawProfile in pngchunk_int.cpp may cause a denial of service (application crash due to a heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted PNG file.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (6)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/428
Vendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4056-1/

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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