Buffer overflow in GNU Exiv2

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU33553

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9449

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Exiv2: 0.24

Fedora: 0.24 - 21

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:exiv2:0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://dev.exiv2.org/issues/960
https://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/diff?rev=3264&rev_to=3263
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148382.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/61801
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71912
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2454-1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-03

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.