CVE-2018-9145
exiv2: reachable assertion abort in the function Exiv2::DataBuf::DataBuf at include/exiv2/types.hpp
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · April 3, 2018
Updated · November 22, 2025
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.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 3.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE-617 · Reachable Assertion