Bug 1561213 (CVE-2018-8976) - CVE-2018-8976 exiv2: out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::Internal::stringFormat image.cpp
Summary: CVE-2018-8976 exiv2: out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::Internal::stringFormat imag...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2018-8976
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 1561214 1561215 1561220 1564689 1564690
Blocks: 1561219
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2018-03-27 22:10 UTC by Laura Pardo
Modified: 2019-09-29 14:35 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2019-08-06 19:18:39 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2019:2101 0 None None None 2019-08-06 12:14:30 UTC

Description Laura Pardo 2018-03-27 22:10:35 UTC 
A flaw was found 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.


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https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/246
Comment 1 Laura Pardo 2018-03-27 22:11:03 UTC 
Created exiv2 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1561214]
Comment 6 Pedro Yóssis Silva Barbosa 2018-04-06 22:38:08 UTC 
This issue does not affect the exiv2 version shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4. However, in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5, exiv2 is rebased to the affected version (0.26).
Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2019-08-06 12:14:30 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2019:2101 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101
Comment 8 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-08-06 19:18:39 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-8976
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