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CVE-2020-18831

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.70% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-08-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2020-18831
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.70%

Original NVD Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in tEXtToDataBuf function in pngimage.cpp in Exiv2 0.27.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and other unspecified impacts via use of crafted file.

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