Reachable Assertion Affecting exiv2 package, versions <0:0.27.2-5.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-EXIV2-2026438
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed4 Apr 2018

Introduced: 4 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-9303  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 exiv2 to version 0:0.27.2-5.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exiv2 package and not the exiv2 package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Exiv2 0.26, an assertion failure in BigTiffImage::readData in bigtiffimage.cpp results in an abort.