Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libgexiv2 package, versions <0:0.10.8-4.el8
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EPSS
2.57% (85th percentile)
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- published28 May 2023
- disclosed28 Apr 2020
Introduced: 28 Apr 2020
CVE-2018-20098 (opens in a new tab)Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) are common identifiers for publicly known security vulnerabilities
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
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.
There is a heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header of jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.27-RC3. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
References
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2020-1577.html
- https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2018-20098
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZXCEKTYF7HLM6VH2WCWO2HXTJH37MBLA/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/590
- https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/exiv2/20181206
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZXCEKTYF7HLM6VH2WCWO2HXTJH37MBLA/