Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting libgexiv2-devel package, versions <0:0.10.8-4.el8
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- published10 Apr 2022
- disclosed3 Jan 2018
Introduced: 3 Jan 2018
CVE-2018-4868 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:8 libgexiv2-devel to version 0:0.10.8-4.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-1577.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libgexiv2-devel package and not the libgexiv2-devel package as distributed by Oracle.
See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
The Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) via a crafted file.