UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18899

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-18899
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18899.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18899
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Downstream
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Published
2021-08-19T22:15:00Z
Modified
2026-03-19T06:57:21.952712Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

An uncontrolled memory allocation in DataBufdata(subBox.length-sizeof(box)) function of Exiv2 0.27 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted input.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / exiv2

Package

Name
exiv2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exiv2@0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm5?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm5

Affected versions

0.*
0.25-1ubuntu1
0.25-2.1
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.1
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.4
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.5
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm1
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm2
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm3
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "exiv2",
            "binary_version": "0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-14",
            "binary_version": "0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm5"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18899.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / exiv2

Package

Name
exiv2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exiv2@0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1

Affected versions

0.*
0.25-3.1
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.3
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.5
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.7
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.9
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.10
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "exiv2",
            "binary_version": "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-14",
            "binary_version": "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18899.json"