CVE-2018-4868: EXIV2

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• EXIV2 EXIV2: version 0.26 only

Published 2018-01-03. Last modified 2026-06-17.