CVE-2018-16336

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2018-08-13
CWE:
CWE-125
Bugzilla:
1624977: CVE-2018-16336 exiv2: heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted image file

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk in Exiv2 v0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted image file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-10999.

Find out more about CVE-2018-16336 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 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 exiv2 Will not fix

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