Heap-based buffer overflow in Exiv2 - CVE-2018-11531
Published: July 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13576
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11531
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
Exiv2
Exiv2
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in getData in preview.cpp. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11531
Install update from vendor's website.