PT-2018-19200 · Exiv2 · Exiv2

Published 2018-01-03 · Updated 2018-01-03

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Exiv2 version 0.26

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service due to excessive memory allocation via a crafted file. This is related to the Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image.cpp.

Recommendations For Exiv2 version 0.26, consider restricting the use of the Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function until a patch is available to prevent excessive memory allocation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

PYSEC-2018-144

Affected Products

Exiv2

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2018-144 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/202 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102477 · Note