Heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2 - CVE-2018-10999
Published: July 4, 2018 / Updated: July 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13573
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10999
CWE-ID: CWE-126
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk function. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Affected software
Exiv2
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2018-10999
Install update from vendor's website.