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CVE-2018-10999

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. The Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk function has...

6.5 MediumFix available

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. The Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk function has a heap-based buffer over-read.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.35%Up 0.9 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. The Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk function has a heap-based buffer over-read.

Record
CVE-2018-10999
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. The Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk function has a heap-based buffer over-read.

Record
CVE-2018-10999
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0053 No score

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. The Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk function has a heap-based buffer over-read.

Record
EUVD-2018-0053
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-77hq-vrjm-gxpm 6.5

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. The Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk function has...

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. The Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk function has a heap-based buffer over-read.

Record
GHSA-77hq-vrjm-gxpm
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. The Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk function has a heap-based buffer over-read.

Record
CVE-2018-10999
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-10999 6.5

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. The Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk function has a heap-based buffer over-read.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10999
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVPYSEC-2018-128 6.5

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. The Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk function has a heap-based buffer over-read.

Record
PYSEC-2018-128
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:2101 5.3

Red Hat Security Advisory: exiv2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record
RHSA-2019:2101
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-10999 6.5

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. The Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk function has a heap-based buffer over-read.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10999
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3700-1 No score

exiv2 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-10958, CVE-2018-10998)

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain PNG files. An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information. (CVE-2018-10999)

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-11531)

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information. (CVE-2018-12264, CVE-2018-12265)

Record
USN-3700-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
exiv2
Debian:12
 before 0.25-4
0.25-4
exiv2
Debian:13
 before 0.25-4
0.25-4
exiv2
Debian:14
 before 0.25-4
0.25-4
exiv2
Debian:8
 before 0.24-4.1+deb8u1, plus listed versions
0.24-4.1
0.24-4.1+deb8u1
exiv2
Debian:8
 before 0.24-4.1+deb8u2, plus listed versions
0.24-4.10.24-4.1+deb8u1
0.24-4.1+deb8u2
exiv2
Debian:9
 before 0.25-3.1+deb9u1, plus listed versions
0.25-3.10.25-3.1+0.riscv64.1
0.25-3.1+deb9u1
exiv2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
exiv2-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 0.23-1ubuntu2.1, plus listed versions
0.23-1ubuntu10.23-1ubuntu2
0.23-1ubuntu2.1
exiv2
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2, plus listed versions
0.25-1ubuntu10.25-2.10.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.1
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2
exiv2
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 before 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1, plus listed versions
0.25-3.1
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
affected, aliases, referencesEUVD
first indexedOSV
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-10999 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Exiv2, published May 12, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.35%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in exiv2 0.25-4.

References

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