#VU37718 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Exiv2 - CVE-2018-4868 

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#VU37718 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Exiv2 - CVE-2018-4868

Published: January 3, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU37718
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2018-4868
CWE-ID: CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Exiv2
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) via a crafted file.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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