CVE-2018-20099: PYSEC-2018-120 - There is an infinite loop in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header of jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.27-RC3. A…

CVE-2018-20099 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-12-12

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.

Technologies: exiv2 (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-20099 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-20099 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2018-20099?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 12 December 2018.
Which products and versions are affected?
exiv2 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-20099?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-20099?
Check whether you run exiv2 (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • exiv2 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2018-20099
  • PYSEC-2018-120

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