CVE-2018-18915

exiv2: infinite loop in Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function in image.cpp

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · November 2, 2018

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

There is an infinite loop in the Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function of image.cpp in Exiv2 0.27-RC1. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of exiv2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 as they did not include the support for printing image ICC profile and recursive image structure where the vulnerability occured.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')