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CVE-2020-18774 (GCVE-0-2020-18774)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-23 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 14:08
VLAI
Summary
A float point exception in the printLong function in tags_int.cpp of Exiv2 0.27.99.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted tif file.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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