Medium severity6.5OSV Advisory· Published Mar 30, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-9145
CVE-2018-9145
Description
In the DataBuf class in include/exiv2/types.hpp in Exiv2 0.26, an issue exists in the constructor with an initial buffer size. A large size value may lead to a SIGABRT during an attempt at memory allocation. NOTE: some third parties have been unable to reproduce the SIGABRT when using the 4-DataBuf-abort-1 PoC file.
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References
4- github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/tree/master/exiv2nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14nvdThird Party Advisory
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