Buffer overflow in Andreas Huggel Exiv2 before 0.9 does not null terminate strings before calling the sscanf function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via images with crafted IPTC metadata.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exiv2 | Andreas_huggel | 0.3 (including) | 0.3 (including) |
| Exiv2 | Andreas_huggel | 0.4 (including) | 0.4 (including) |
| Exiv2 | Andreas_huggel | 0.5 (including) | 0.5 (including) |
| Exiv2 | Andreas_huggel | 0.6 (including) | 0.6 (including) |
| Exiv2 | Andreas_huggel | 0.6.1 (including) | 0.6.1 (including) |
| Exiv2 | Andreas_huggel | 0.6.2 (including) | 0.6.2 (including) |
| Exiv2 | Andreas_huggel | 0.7 (including) | 0.7 (including) |
| Exiv2 | Andreas_huggel | 0.8 (including) | 0.8 (including) |
References
- http://dev.robotbattle.com/mantis/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=447
- http://home.arcor.de/ahuggel/exiv2/changelog.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18619
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16400
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0345
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24349
- http://dev.robotbattle.com/mantis/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=447
- http://home.arcor.de/ahuggel/exiv2/changelog.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18619
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16400
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0345
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24349