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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-10772

The tEXtToDataBuf function in pngimage.cpp in Exiv2 through 0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

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1 Nov 2026, 04:29 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2018-10772

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 May 2018, 02:29 UTC

The tEXtToDataBuf function in pngimage.cpp in Exiv2 through 0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

osv:CVE-2018-10772
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-10772",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2018-10772",
    "summary": "The tEXtToDataBuf function in pngimage.cpp in Exiv2 through 0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-10772",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/exiv2/exiv2",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
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                      {
                        "last_affected": "0.26"
                      }
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                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
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          ],
          "versions": [
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            "v0.18.1",
            "v0.18",
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            "v0.17.1",
            "v0.17",
            "v0.16",
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:19.079687233Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1566260"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2018-10772",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 429932,
  "published_at": "2018-05-07T02:29:00.277+00:00"
}