Out-of-Bounds Affecting exiv2-doc package, versions <0:0.27.0-3.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-EXIV2DOC-1675819
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed10 May 2018

Introduced: 10 May 2018

CVE-2018-10958  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 exiv2-doc to version 0:0.27.0-3.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1339.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exiv2-doc package and not the exiv2-doc package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

In types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26, a large size value may lead to a SIGABRT during an attempt at memory allocation for an Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress call.