Vulnerability identifier: #VU33553
Vulnerability 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
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Exiv2
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Fedora
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor:
GNU
Fedoraproject
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
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
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.