Name: CVE-2018-14338: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-14338, CWE-119, CVSS 8.1, EPSS 0.01433

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alma_linux	—	Upgrade exiv2-docUpgrade libgexiv2Upgrade libgexiv2-develUpgrade gnome-color-managerUpgrade exiv2-develUpgrade gegl	May 4, 2022	Jul 17, 2018
Centos_linux	—	Upgrade geglUpgrade gegl-debugsourceUpgrade exiv2-libs-debuginfoUpgrade gnome-color-managerUpgrade exiv2-libsUpgrade libgexiv2-debugsourceUpgrade gnome-color-manager-debuginfoUpgrade exiv2-debugsourceUpgrade libgexiv2-debuginfoUpgrade exiv2-debuginfoUpgrade gnome-color-manager-debugsourceUpgrade gegl-debuginfoUpgrade libgexiv2Upgrade exiv2	Apr 29, 2020	Jul 17, 2018
Debian	—	No solution exists	May 15, 2025	Jul 17, 2018
Oracle_linux	—	Upgrade libgexiv2Upgrade geglUpgrade exiv2-libsUpgrade libgexiv2-develUpgrade gnome-color-managerUpgrade exiv2-develUpgrade exiv2Upgrade exiv2-doc	Oct 5, 2022	Jul 14, 2018
Redhat_linux	—	Upgrade gnome-color-manager-debuginfoUpgrade exiv2-libsUpgrade gegl-debuginfoUpgrade gnome-color-manager-debugsourceUpgrade libgexiv2-debugsourceUpgrade libgexiv2-debuginfoUpgrade exiv2-debuginfoUpgrade exiv2Upgrade libgexiv2Upgrade exiv2-libs-debuginfoUpgrade gnome-color-managerUpgrade libgexiv2-develUpgrade exiv2-docUpgrade exiv2-debugsourceUpgrade exiv2-develUpgrade geglUpgrade gegl-debugsource	Apr 29, 2020	Jul 17, 2018
Rocky_linux	—	Upgrade gnome-color-manager-debuginfoUpgrade gegl-debuginfoUpgrade gnome-color-manager-debugsourceUpgrade exiv2-debuginfoUpgrade exiv2-debugsourceUpgrade exiv2Upgrade exiv2-develUpgrade libgexiv2Upgrade libgexiv2-develUpgrade libgexiv2-debugsourceUpgrade geglUpgrade libgexiv2-debuginfoUpgrade exiv2-libsUpgrade gegl-debugsourceUpgrade exiv2-libs-debuginfoUpgrade gnome-color-manager	Mar 12, 2024	Jul 17, 2018

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CVSS Details

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