Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 2, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2014-9449

Description

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.

Affected products

Exiv2/Exiv2
cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Fedoraproject/Fedora
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

dev.exiv2.org/issues/960nvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148382.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/61801nvdPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/diffnvdIssue Tracking
www.securityfocus.com/bid/71912nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2454-1nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-03nvd

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