CVE-2018-8976

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2018-03-23
CWE:
CWE-125
Bugzilla:
1561213: CVE-2018-8976 exiv2: out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::Internal::stringFormat image.cpp

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

In Exiv2 0.26, jpgimage.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (image.cpp Exiv2::Internal::stringFormat out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

Find out more about CVE-2018-8976 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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