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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-20030 · published 20 February 2019

CVE-2018-20030: Libexif project libexif uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

LLibexif Project · Libexif

An error when processing the EXIF_IFD_INTEROPERABILITY and EXIF_IFD_EXIF tags within libexif version 0.6.21 can be exploited to exhaust available CPU resources.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 3.8% · top 10.4% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.8
3.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An error when processing the EXIF_IFD_INTEROPERABILITY and EXIF_IFD_EXIF tags within libexif version 0.6.21 can be exploited to exhaust available CPU resources.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html
https://github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/6aa11df549114ebda520dde4cdaea2f9357b2c89 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00016.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00025.html
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-28/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4358-1/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html
https://github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/6aa11df549114ebda520dde4cdaea2f9357b2c89 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00016.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00025.html
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-28/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4358-1/

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-20030), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.