CVE-2018-10958
published 2018-05-10CVE-2018-10958: In types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26, a large size value may lead to a SIGABRT during an attempt at memory allocation for an Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress…
PriorityP426medium6.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.52%
83.1th percentile
In types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26, a large size value may lead to a SIGABRT during an attempt at memory allocation for an Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress call.
Affected
15 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | exiv2 | < exiv2 0.25-4 (bookworm) | exiv2 0.25-4 (bookworm) |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | — | — |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | >= 0 < 0.25-4 | 0.25-4 |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | >= 0 < 0.25-4 | 0.25-4 |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | >= 0 < 0.25-4 | 0.25-4 |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | >= 0 < 0.25-4 | 0.25-4 |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | >= 0 < 0.23-1ubuntu2.1 | 0.23-1ubuntu2.1 |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | >= 0 < 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2 | 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2 |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | >= 0 < 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1 | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu6.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Exiv2 vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-07-03·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-10958 [MEDIUM] Exiv2 vulnerabilities
Title: Exiv2 vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Exiv2.
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-10958, CVE-2018-10998)
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain PNG files.
An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2018-10999)
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-11531)
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2018-12264, CVE-2018-12265)
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary chang
Red Hat
exiv2: SIGABRT caused by memory allocation in types.cpp:Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress()
vendor_redhat·2018-05-09·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-10958 [MEDIUM] CWE-400 exiv2: SIGABRT caused by memory allocation in types.cpp:Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress()
exiv2: SIGABRT caused by memory allocation in types.cpp:Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress()
In types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26, a large size value may lead to a SIGABRT during an attempt at memory allocation for an Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress call.
Package: exiv2 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Fix deferred
Package: exiv2 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2018-10958: exiv2 - In types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26, a large size value may lead to a SIGABRT during an a...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-10958 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-10958: exiv2 - In types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26, a large size value may lead to a SIGABRT during an a...
In types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26, a large size value may lead to a SIGABRT during an attempt at memory allocation for an Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress call.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.25-4)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 0.25-4)
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.25-4)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.25-4)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.25-4)
GHSA
GHSA-w36f-7jv5-74qh: In types
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2018-10958 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 GHSA-w36f-7jv5-74qh: In types
In types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26, a large size value may lead to a SIGABRT during an attempt at memory allocation for an Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress call.
OSV
exiv2 vulnerabilities
osv·2018-07-03·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-10958 [MEDIUM] exiv2 vulnerabilities
exiv2 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-10958, CVE-2018-10998)
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain PNG files.
An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2018-10999)
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-11531)
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2018-12264, CVE-2018-12265)
OSV
CVE-2018-10958: In types
osv·2018-05-10·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-10958 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-10958: In types
In types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26, a large size value may lead to a SIGABRT during an attempt at memory allocation for an Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress call.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-10958 exiv2: SIGABRT caused by memory allocation in types.cpp:Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress() [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-05-16·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-10958 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-10958 exiv2: SIGABRT caused by memory allocation in types.cpp:Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress() [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-10958 exiv2: SIGABRT caused by memory allocation in types.cpp:Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress() [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NO
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-10958 exiv2: SIGABRT caused by memory allocation in types.cpp:Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress()
bugzilla·2018-05-16·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-10958 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-10958 exiv2: SIGABRT caused by memory allocation in types.cpp:Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress()
CVE-2018-10958 exiv2: SIGABRT caused by memory allocation in types.cpp:Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress()
In types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26, a large size value may lead to a SIGABRT during an attempt at memory allocation for an Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress call.
Upstream Issue:
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/302
Discussion:
Created exiv2 tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1578661]
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Upstream patch:
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/316/files
For RHEL 6 and 7 the code parts are in src/pngimage.cpp (not in src/pngchunk_int.cpp).
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*** Bug 1579488 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
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This issue has been addressed in the following products:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Via RHSA-2019:2101 https://access.redhat.com/err
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/302https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00010.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00012.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14https://usn.ubuntu.com/3700-1/https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4238https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/302https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00010.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00012.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14https://usn.ubuntu.com/3700-1/https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4238
2018-05-10
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