Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting exiv2 package, versions <0:0.27.2-5.el8
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-EXIV2-2027626
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed2 Nov 2018
Introduced: 2 Nov 2018
CVE-2018-18915 (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.
There is an infinite loop in the Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function of image.cpp in Exiv2 0.27-RC1. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.