Vulnerability CVE-2018-9145


Published: 2018-03-30

Description:
In the DataBuf class in include/exiv2/types.hpp in Exiv2 0.26, an issue exists in the constructor with an initial buffer size. A large size value may lead to a SIGABRT during an attempt at memory allocation. NOTE: some third parties have been unable to reproduce the SIGABRT when using the 4-DataBuf-abort-1 PoC file.

Type:

CWE-20

(Improper Input Validation)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Exiv2 -> Exiv2 

 References:
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1087879
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1564281
https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/tree/master/exiv2
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14

Copyright 2024, cxsecurity.com

 

Back to Top