Name: CVE-2018-20099: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-20099, CWE-835, CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.02289

There is an infinite loop in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header of jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.27-RC3. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alma_linux	—	Upgrade exiv2-develUpgrade geglUpgrade exiv2-docUpgrade libgexiv2-develUpgrade libgexiv2Upgrade gnome-color-manager	May 4, 2022	Dec 12, 2018
Amazon Linux Ami 2	—	Upgrade exiv2-debuginfoUpgrade exiv2-develUpgrade exiv2-libsUpgrade exiv2Upgrade exiv2-doc	Apr 27, 2020	Dec 12, 2018
Centos_linux	—	Upgrade gegl-debuginfoUpgrade exiv2-libsUpgrade exiv2-debugsourceUpgrade exiv2-debuginfoUpgrade libgexiv2Upgrade exiv2Upgrade gnome-color-manager-debugsourceUpgrade gnome-color-manager-debuginfoUpgrade gnome-color-managerUpgrade geglUpgrade exiv2-docUpgrade gegl-debugsourceUpgrade libgexiv2-debugsourceUpgrade exiv2-develUpgrade libgexiv2-debuginfoUpgrade exiv2-libs-debuginfo	Aug 28, 2019	Dec 12, 2018
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5	—	Upgrade exiv2-libs	Nov 19, 2019	Dec 12, 2018
Oracle_linux	—	Upgrade exiv2-develUpgrade exiv2-libsUpgrade geglUpgrade libgexiv2Upgrade libgexiv2-develUpgrade gnome-color-managerUpgrade exiv2Upgrade exiv2-doc	Jul 21, 2020	Dec 10, 2018
Redhat_linux	—	Upgrade libgexiv2-debugsourceUpgrade gegl-debuginfoUpgrade exiv2-debugsourceUpgrade exiv2-docUpgrade gegl-debugsourceUpgrade libgexiv2Upgrade gnome-color-managerUpgrade libgexiv2-debuginfoUpgrade exiv2-develUpgrade gnome-color-manager-debuginfoUpgrade libgexiv2-develUpgrade geglUpgrade gnome-color-manager-debugsourceUpgrade exiv2-libs-debuginfoUpgrade exiv2Upgrade exiv2-debuginfoUpgrade exiv2-libs	Aug 7, 2019	Dec 12, 2018
Rocky_linux	—	Upgrade exiv2-libsUpgrade exiv2-debugsourceUpgrade libgexiv2-develUpgrade exiv2-libs-debuginfoUpgrade libgexiv2-debugsourceUpgrade gegl-debuginfoUpgrade exiv2-develUpgrade libgexiv2Upgrade geglUpgrade gnome-color-manager-debuginfoUpgrade gnome-color-managerUpgrade gegl-debugsourceUpgrade exiv2Upgrade exiv2-debuginfoUpgrade libgexiv2-debuginfoUpgrade gnome-color-manager-debugsource	Mar 12, 2024	Dec 12, 2018
Suse	—	Upgrade libexiv2-26-32bitUpgrade libexiv2-docUpgrade libexiv2-26Upgrade exiv2Upgrade exiv2-langUpgrade libexiv2-devel	Aug 9, 2024	Dec 12, 2018

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CVSS Details

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