CVE-2018-4868 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Exiv2

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingCWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption6 documents5 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 40.29%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Exiv2Debian Exiv2
Timeline
PublishedJan 3
Latest updateMay 13

Description

The Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) via a crafted file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDexiv2/exiv20.26
▶debiandebian/exiv2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-8x93-7gj9-73c3: The Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image↗2022-05-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
exiv2: Excessive memory allocation in Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image.cpp↗2018-02-01
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Debian
CVE-2018-4868: exiv2 - The Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.26 allows ...↗2018
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-4868 exiv2: Excessive memory allocation in Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image.cpp↗2018-01-05
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-4868 exiv2: Excessive memory allocation in Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image.cpp [fedora-all]↗2018-01-05
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