exiv2: buffer overflow in RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler
Published Jan 2, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.80%
Description
Buffer overflow in the RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler function in riffvideo.cpp in Exiv2 0.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long IKEY INFO tag value in an AVI file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 21
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
exiv2
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
exiv2
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | exiv2 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | exiv2 | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.80% (0.03802) | 89.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.65% (0.03654) | 88.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 73.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.84% (0.02844) | 91.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 3.21% (0.03209) | 91.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.19% (0.03189) | 89.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://dev.exiv2.org/issues/960 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/diff?rev=3264&rev_to=3263 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148382.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61801 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71912 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2454-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9449 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178908 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9449
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9449
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://dev.exiv2.org/issues/960 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/diff?rev=3264&rev_to=3263 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148382.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61801 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71912 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2454-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9449 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178908 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9449 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-03 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9449 |
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