CVE-2014-9449 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Exiv2

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCWE-120 — Classic Buffer Overflow8 documents7 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.3%
top 20.60%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Exiv2Debian Exiv2Fedoraproject Fedora
Timeline
PublishedJan 2
Latest updateMay 17

Description

Buffer overflow in the RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler function in riffvideo.cpp in Exiv2 0.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long IKEY INFO tag value in an AVI file.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/exiv2< exiv2 0.24-4.1 (bookworm)
▶Debianexiv2/exiv2< 0.24-4.1+3
▶NVDexiv2/exiv20.24

Also affects: Fedora 21

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-cc42-3g88-r78c: Buffer overflow in the RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler function in riffvideo↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2014-9449: Buffer overflow in the RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler function in riffvideo↗2015-01-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Exiv2 vulnerability↗2015-01-07
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Red Hat
exiv2: buffer overflow in RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler↗2014-06-05
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Debian
CVE-2014-9449: exiv2 - Buffer overflow in the RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler function in riffvideo.cpp in E...↗2014
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-9449 exiv2: buffer overflow in RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler [fedora-21]↗2015-01-05
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Bugzilla
CVE-2014-9449 exiv2: buffer overflow in RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler↗2015-01-05
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