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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-8976: Exiv2: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-8976: Exiv2: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/24/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
11/26/2018
Modified
08/08/2019

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-gfx-exiv2

References

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