CVE-2018-10998

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2018-05-09
CWE:
CWE-400
Bugzilla:
1579481: CVE-2018-10998 exiv2: SIGABRT by triggering an incorrect Safe::add call

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. readMetadata in jp2image.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGABRT) by triggering an incorrect Safe::add call.

Find out more about CVE-2018-10998 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 exiv2 Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 exiv2 Not affected

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