PT-2018-17137 · Exiv2+2 · Exiv2+2
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
Exiv2 version 0.26
Description:
The issue is caused by uncontrolled recursion in the Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function, located in the image.cpp file. This can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service using a crafted tif file.
Recommendations:
For Exiv2 version 0.26, consider disabling the Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function until a patch is available to prevent potential denial of service attacks via crafted tif files.
Exploit
Fix
DoS
Uncontrolled Recursion
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Exiv2
Suse