In Exiv2 0.26, a divide by zero in BigTiffImage::printIFD in bigtiffimage.cpp could result in denial of service.
CVE-2018-9304
MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 2%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 6.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 75.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 4, 2018
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (6)
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/262
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/exiv2/readme.md
- cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/262
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/exiv2/readme.md
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2018-9304(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | libgexiv2-0:0.10.8-4.el8 | 2020-04-28 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2018-9304?
CVE-2018-9304 is a medium vulnerability published on April 4, 2018. In Exiv2 0.26, a divide by zero in BigTiffImage::printIFD in bigtiffimage.cpp could result in denial of service.
When was CVE-2018-9304 disclosed?
CVE-2018-9304 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 4, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-9304 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-9304 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 75.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-9304?
CVE-2018-9304 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-9304?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-9304, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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