#VU19506 Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2 - CVE-2019-14368

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#VU19506 Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2 - CVE-2019-14368

Published: July 28, 2019 / Updated: June 30, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU19506
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14368
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.

The vulnerability exists due to a heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::RafImage::readMetadata() in rafimage.cpp. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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