Out-of-bounds Read Affecting exiv2/exiv2 package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.48% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-EXIV2EXIV2-2367032
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed25 Mar 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-8976  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for exiv2/exiv2.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. In Exiv2 0.26, jpgimage.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (image.cpp Exiv2::Internal::stringFormat out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

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