In Exiv2 0.26, there is a segmentation fault caused by uncontrolled recursion in the Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function in the image.…

published 2018-01-18 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-0070

cvss: 5.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.9%; EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits: 0; none known

In Exiv2 0.26, there is a segmentation fault caused by uncontrolled recursion in the Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function in the image.cpp file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted tif file.

Patch / fix

distros 1

exiv2 SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15 +20 more 0.26-150000.6.16.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:3598-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-5772 updated 2026-11-07 cvss 3.3

exiv2: Uncontrolled recursion in image.cpp:Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure() can allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted tif file

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 exiv2, exiv2-libs Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 exiv2, exiv2-libs Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 exiv2, exiv2-libs
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/216 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	5.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion

References

github.com /Exiv2/exiv2/issues/216
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
security.gentoo.org /glsa/201811-14
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/102789
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-5772
NVD CVE-2018-5772

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Summary