Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting libgexiv2-devel package, versions <0:0.10.8-4.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-LIBGEXIV2DEVEL-2554674
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed3 Nov 2018

Introduced: 3 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-18915  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (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.

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.