CVE-2014-9449

exiv2: buffer overflow in RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · June 5, 2014

Updated · November 21, 2025

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')