exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header resulting in a denial of service
Published Dec 12, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.57%
Description
There is a heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header of jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.27-RC3. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
exiv2-0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
exiv2-0:0.27.2-5.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
gegl-0:0.2.0-39.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
gnome-color-manager-0:3.28.0-3.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
libgexiv2-0:0.10.8-4.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
exiv2
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | exiv2-0:0.27.0-2.el7_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2101 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | exiv2-0:0.27.2-5.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1577 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | gegl-0:0.2.0-39.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1577 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | gnome-color-manager-0:3.28.0-3.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1577 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | libgexiv2-0:0.10.8-4.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1577 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | exiv2 | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of exiv2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is now in Maintenance Support 2 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having a security impact of Low, and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/. This issue affects the versions of exiv2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having a security impact of Low. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20098 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1660425 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/590 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/exiv2/20181206 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZXCEKTYF7HLM6VH2WCWO2HXTJH37MBLA/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20098
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20098
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20098 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1660425 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/590 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/exiv2/20181206 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZXCEKTYF7HLM6VH2WCWO2HXTJH37MBLA/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20098 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20098 |
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