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Red Hat: CVE-2018-18915: CVE-2018-18915 exiv2: infinite loop in Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function in image.cpp (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2018-18915: CVE-2018-18915 exiv2: infinite loop in Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function in image.cpp (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/03/2018
Created
08/08/2019
Added
08/07/2019
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

There is an infinite loop in the Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function of image.cpp in Exiv2 0.27-RC1. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-exiv2
  • redhat-upgrade-exiv2-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-exiv2-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-exiv2-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-exiv2-doc
  • redhat-upgrade-exiv2-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-exiv2-libs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gegl
  • redhat-upgrade-gegl-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gegl-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-color-manager
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-color-manager-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-color-manager-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-libgexiv2
  • redhat-upgrade-libgexiv2-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libgexiv2-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-libgexiv2-devel

References

  • CVE-2018-18915
  • RHSA-2019:2101
  • RHSA-2020:1577

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