In Exiv2 0.26, there is a segmentation fault caused by... · CVE-2018-5772 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

In Exiv2 0.26, there is a segmentation fault caused by...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 2, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

In Exiv2 0.26, there is a segmentation fault caused by uncontrolled recursion in the Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function in the image.cpp file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted tif file.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

Jan 18, 2018

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022

Last updated Feb 2, 2023

Severity

Moderate

5.5

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Local

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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