Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU36386

NULL pointer dereference in Exiv2 - CVE-2018-19607

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

Vulnerability identifier: #VU36386

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19607

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: GNU

Affected software:
Exiv2

Detailed vulnerability description

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.

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