CVE-2018-8976

exiv2: out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::Internal::stringFormat image.cpp

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · March 23, 2018

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

In Exiv2 0.26, jpgimage.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (image.cpp Exiv2::Internal::stringFormat out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read