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Out-of-bounds Write

CVE-2020-18773

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

An invalid memory access in the "decode" function in "iptc.cpp" of exiv2 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DOS) via a crafted 'tif' file.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-787 - Out-of-Bounds Write

Out-of-bounds write vulnerability is a memory access bug that allows software to write data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. This may result in the corruption of data, a crash, or arbitrary code execution.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published