Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2 - CVE-2020-18771

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Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2 - CVE-2020-18771

Published: December 22, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84705
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-18771
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Exiv2
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack or gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to global buffer over-read in Exiv2::Internal::Nikon1MakerNote::print0x0088 in nikonmn_int.cpp. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack or gain access to sensitive information.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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