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CVE-2018-20099 (GCVE-0-2018-20099)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-12-12 08:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 11:51
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Summary
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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2018-12-12 00:00
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