Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting glib2-static package, versions <0:2.56.1-5.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-GLIB2STATIC-2030244
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed13 Dec 2018

Introduced: 13 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-5818  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 glib2-static to version 0:2.56.1-5.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glib2-static package and not the glib2-static package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

An error within the "parse_rollei()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) within LibRaw versions prior to 0.19.1 can be exploited to trigger an infinite loop.