CVE-2018-20030

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libexif version 0.6.21

Description The issue is related to an error when processing the EXIF IFD INTEROPERABILITY and EXIF IFD EXIF tags within the libexif library. This error can be exploited to exhaust available CPU resources, potentially leading to a denial of service. The vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker.

Recommendations For libexif version 0.6.21, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, although the specific fixed version is not provided in the available data. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the processing of EXIF files or limiting the resources available to the libexif library to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.