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TI-2020-13472 Aliases CVE-2020-18774GHSA-wqqc-qm65-p7r6

A float point exception in the printLong function in tags_int.cpp of Exiv2 0.27.99.0…

Priority LOW 31CWE-369Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-369.

Summary

A float point exception in the printLong function in tags_int.cpp of Exiv2 0.27.99.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted tif file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01303 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.27.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.27.99.0VulnerableExiv2
  • cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.27.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.27.99.0 Vulnerable ·Exiv2

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-18774
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wqqc-qm65-p7r6

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-13478 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in tEXtToDataBuf function in pngimage.cpp in Exiv2 0.27.1… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-19560 Use After Free in Exiv2 CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2020-13491 An uncontrolled memory allocation in DataBufdata(subBox.length-sizeof(box)) function of… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2018-08245 Exiv2 0.26 has a heap-based buffer overflow in getData in preview.cpp. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-33923 Exiv2 Segmentation Faults in Exiv2::EpsImage::writeMetadata() via crafted EPS file CVSS 4.0LOW 1.8
  • TI-2019-06608 An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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