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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2018-8976) ELSA-2019-2101: exiv2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2018-8976) ELSA-2019-2101: exiv2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/24/2018
Created
07/23/2020
Added
07/21/2020
Modified
08/11/2023

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)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-exiv2
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-exiv2-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-exiv2-doc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-exiv2-libs

References

  • ELSA-2019-2101
  • CVE-2018-8976

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