CVE-2018-9145 — Improper Input Validation in Exiv2

CWE-20 — Improper Input ValidationCWE-617 — Reachable Assertion6 documents5 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 42.64%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Exiv2Debian Exiv2
Timeline
PublishedMar 30
Latest updateMay 14

Description

In the DataBuf class in include/exiv2/types.hpp in Exiv2 0.26, an issue exists in the constructor with an initial buffer size. A large size value may lead to a SIGABRT during an attempt at memory allocation. NOTE: some third parties have been unable to reproduce the SIGABRT when using the 4-DataBuf-abort-1 PoC 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-v97h-jqp9-pcjg: In the DataBuf class in include/exiv2/types↗2022-05-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
exiv2: reachable assertion abort in the function Exiv2::DataBuf::DataBuf at include/exiv2/types.hpp↗2018-04-03
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Debian
CVE-2018-9145: exiv2 - In the DataBuf class in include/exiv2/types.hpp in Exiv2 0.26, an issue exists i...↗2018
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-9144 CVE-2018-9145 CVE-2018-9146 exiv2: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2018-04-05
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-9145 exiv2: reachable assertion abort in the function Exiv2::DataBuf::DataBuf at include/exiv2/types.hpp↗2018-04-05
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