Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting exiv2-libs package, versions <0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
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- published10 Apr 2022
- disclosed3 Nov 2018
Introduced: 3 Nov 2018
CVE-2018-18915 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:7 exiv2-libs to version 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-2101.
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 Oracle.
See How to fix? for Oracle:7 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.