High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Apr 4, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-9305
CVE-2018-9305
Description
In Exiv2 0.26, an out-of-bounds read in IptcData::printStructure in iptc.c could result in a crash or information leak, related to the "== 0x1c" case.
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Affected products
10- osv-coords9 versionspkg:rpm/almalinux/exiv2-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/exiv2-docpkg:rpm/almalinux/geglpkg:rpm/almalinux/gnome-color-managerpkg:rpm/almalinux/libgexiv2pkg:rpm/almalinux/libgexiv2-develpkg:rpm/opensuse/exiv2&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/exiv2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP1
< 0.27.2-5.el8+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.27.2-5.el8
- (no CPE)range: < 0.27.2-5.el8
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.0-39.el8
- (no CPE)range: < 3.28.0-3.el8
- (no CPE)range: < 0.10.8-4.el8
- (no CPE)range: < 0.10.8-4.el8
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-lp151.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.27.5-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-6.8.1
Patches
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References
5- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/263nvdExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/exiv2/readme.mdnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00009.htmlnvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101nvd
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