CVE-2018-14338: exiv2

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-14338 is a high (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in exiv2. EPSS estimates a 1.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 17-07-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

samples/geotag.cpp in the example code of Exiv2 0.26 misuses the realpath function on POSIX platforms (other than Apple platforms) where glibc is not used, possibly leading to a buffer overflow.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.