CVE-2020-18771
HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 23, 2021 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:59 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxExiv2
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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Exiv2 0.27.99.0 has a global buffer over-read in Exiv2::Internal::Nikon1MakerNote::print0x0088 in nikonmn_int.cpp which can result in an information leak.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/126.htmlExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/756Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.htmlSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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