NULL pointer dereference in Exiv2 - CVE-2018-19607

 

NULL pointer dereference in Exiv2 - CVE-2018-19607

Published: November 27, 2018 / Updated: October 27, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU36386
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19607
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted file.


Affected software

Exiv2

How to mitigate CVE-2018-19607

Install update from vendor's website.

Exiv2 - update to 0.27

External References

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