#VU86373 Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2 - CVE-2024-24826
Published: February 13, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86373
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24826
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Exiv2
Exiv2
Software vendor:
GNU
GNU
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the QuickTimeVideo::NikonTagsDecoder() function when parsing metadata of a crafted video file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, pass it to the affected application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.