CVE-2018-9145

MEDIUM

Exiv2 - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1087879
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1564281

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0035
EPSS Percentile 57.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
exiv2/exiv2 0.26
Published Mar 30, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026