Executive brief
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.
Affected products
- PyPI exiv2
Junglewise Threat Intelligence
CVE-2020-18899: PYSEC-2021-879 - An uncontrolled memory allocation in DataBufdata(subBox.length-sizeof(box)) function of Exiv2 0.27 allows attackers to cause a denial of ser
CVE-2020-18899 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-08-19
Technologies: exiv2 (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.
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