Vulnerability identifier: #VU36624

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17282

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Exiv2
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: GNU

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 in Exiv2 v0.26. The function Exiv2::DataValue::copy in value.cpp has a NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Exiv2: 0.26

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External links
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00009.html
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101
http://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/457

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.