Out-of-bounds Read Affecting exiv2-libs package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-EXIV2LIBS-1994121
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed12 May 2018

Introduced: 12 May 2018

CVE-2018-10999  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 exiv2-libs.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exiv2-libs package and not the exiv2-libs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. The Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk function has a heap-based buffer over-read.