First published: Thu Nov 08 2018(Updated: )
A flaw was found in Exiv2 0.26. An infinite loop in Exiv2::PsdImage::readMetadata in psdimage.cpp in the PSD image reader. This could lead to a denial of service caused by an integer overflow via a crafted PSD image file. References: <a href="https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/426">https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/426</a> Upstream Patch: <a href="https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/518">https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/518</a>
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
debian/exiv2 | 0.27.3-3+deb11u2 0.27.3-3+deb11u1 0.27.6-1 0.28.3+dfsg-2 | |
Exiv2 Exiv2 | =0.26 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =10.0 | |
redhat enterprise Linux desktop | =7.0 | |
redhat enterprise Linux server | =7.0 | |
redhat enterprise Linux workstation | =7.0 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =18.10 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =19.04 |
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CVE-2018-19108 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to an infinite loop in the Exiv2 library.
To fix CVE-2018-19108, upgrade to Exiv2 version 0.27.3 or later.
CVE-2018-19108 affects Exiv2 version 0.26, as well as various Debian and Red Hat distributions using this version.
An attacker could cause a denial of service by exploiting CVE-2018-19108 with a crafted PSD image file.
Yes, specific patches are part of the Exiv2 versions released after 0.26, which resolve the infinite loop issue.