PT-2015-4212 · Exiv2+1 · Exiv2+1

Published 2015-01-02 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2014-9449

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Exiv2 version 0.24

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler function, which can be triggered by a long IKEY INFO tag value in an AVI file, potentially causing a denial of service (crash).

Recommendations For Exiv2 version 0.24, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler function until a patch is available. Restrict access to AVI files with long IKEY INFO tag values to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2015-1581

CVE-2014-9449

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10203-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Exiv2

References · 16

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9449 · Security Note
• https://errata.altlinux.org/ALT-PU-2015-1581 · Vendor Advisory
• http://dev.exiv2.org/issues/960 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-03 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2454-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9449 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9449 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9449 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10203-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148382.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9449 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/61801 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9449 · Note
• https://packages.altlinux.org/ru/vuln/CVE-2014-9449 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/71912 · Note