Out-of-Bounds Affecting libgexiv2-devel package, versions <0:0.10.8-4.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-LIBGEXIV2DEVEL-2555279
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed17 Jul 2018

Introduced: 17 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-14338  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (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.

samples/geotag.cpp in the example code of Exiv2 0.26 misuses the realpath function on POSIX platforms (other than Apple platforms) where glibc is not used, possibly leading to a buffer overflow.