PT-2018-3937 · Exiv2+5 · Exiv2+5

Xiaoqx · Published 2017-05-08 · Updated 2020-04-28 · CVE-2018-9304

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Exiv2 version 0.26

Description The issue is related to a divide by zero error in the BigTiffImage::printIFD function in the bigtiffimage.cpp component of the Exiv2 library, which can result in a denial of service. This error can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a service disruption.

Recommendations For Exiv2 version 0.26, consider applying a patch or fix to resolve the divide by zero error in the BigTiffImage::printIFD function as a temporary workaround, restrict access to the bigtiffimage.cpp component to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Divide By Zero

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-369

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2020:1577

ALT-PU-2017-1574

BDU:2023-05469

CESA-2020_1577

CVE-2018-9304

RHSA-2020:1577

RHSA-2020_1577

RLSA-2020:1577

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Almalinux

Centos

Exiv2

Red Hat

Rocky Linux

References · 78

• 🔥 https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/262 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/exiv2/readme.md · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9304 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9304 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2020:1577 · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2020-1577.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-05469 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/RLSA-2020:1577 · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-1577.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-9304 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9304 · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2020:1577 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1660426 · Note
• https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2018-20098 · Note