Source: exiv2 Version: 0.26-1 Severity: important Tags: patch security upstream Forwarded: https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/470
Hi, The following vulnerability was published for exiv2, affecting the *experimental* version (0.26-1). CVE-2018-9145[0]: | In the DataBuf class in include/exiv2/types.hpp in Exiv2 0.26, an | issue exists in the constructor with an initial buffer size. A large | size value may lead to a SIGABRT during an attempt at memory | allocation. NOTE: some third parties have been unable to reproduce the | SIGABRT when using the 4-DataBuf-abort-1 PoC file. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-9145 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-9145 [1] https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/470 [2] https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/c03f73268f65c73f9d3d7b670f13e48e92692750 Regards, Salvatore
