CVE-2018-10772 — 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-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption6 documents5 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 31.60%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Exiv2Debian Exiv2
Timeline
PublishedMay 7
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The tEXtToDataBuf function in pngimage.cpp in Exiv2 through 0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDexiv2/exiv20.26
▶debiandebian/exiv2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-6g7p-q9ph-fpw6: The tEXtToDataBuf function in pngimage↗2022-05-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
exiv2: OOB read in pngimage.cpp:tEXtToDataBuf() allows for crash via crafted file↗2018-04-12
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Debian
CVE-2018-10772: exiv2 - The tEXtToDataBuf function in pngimage.cpp in Exiv2 through 0.26 allows remote a...↗2018
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-10772 exiv2: OOB read in pngimage.cpp:tEXtToDataBuf() allows for crash via crafted file [fedora-all]↗2018-06-25
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-10772 exiv2: OOB read in pngimage.cpp:tEXtToDataBuf() allows for crash via crafted file↗2018-06-25
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