Out-of-Bounds Affecting libgexiv2 package, versions <0:0.10.8-4.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-LIBGEXIV2-5659029
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed28 Apr 2020

Introduced: 28 Apr 2020

CVE-2018-14338  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 libgexiv2 to version 0:0.10.8-4.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2020:1577.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libgexiv2 package and not the libgexiv2 package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

samples/geotag.cpp in the example code of Exiv2 0.26 misuses the realpath function on POSIX platforms (other than Apple platforms) where glibc is not used, possibly leading to a buffer overflow.