CVE-2018-14338

HIGH

exiv2 0.26 - Buffer Overflow via realpath Misuse in geotag.cpp

Title source: llm

Description

samples/geotag.cpp in the example code of Exiv2 0.26 misuses the realpath function on POSIX platforms (other than Apple platforms) where glibc is not used, possibly leading to a buffer overflow.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/382

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1

EPSS 0.0143

EPSS Percentile 69.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (1)

exiv2/exiv2 0.26

Published Jul 17, 2018

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026