Medium
Security advisory
The Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) via a crafted file.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2018-4868
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 10:43 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) via a crafted file.
osv:CVE-2018-4868
Complete source record
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