Denial of service in Exiv2
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-14338 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Exiv2 Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | GNU |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU17886
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14338
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in samples/geotag.cpp on non-glibc systems. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsExiv2: 0.26
External linkshttp://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/382
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
