Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting exiv2-debugsource package, versions <0:0.27.2-5.el8
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- published5 Jan 2023
- disclosed3 Jan 2018
Introduced: 3 Jan 2018
CVE-2018-4868 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 exiv2-debugsource to version 0:0.27.2-5.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2020:1577.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exiv2-debugsource package and not the exiv2-debugsource package as distributed by Rocky-Linux.
See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux: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.