CVE-2018-9305

exiv2: out of bounds read in IptcData::printStructure in iptc.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.4

CVSS 3.0

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Published · April 4, 2018

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability has been discovered in IptcData::printStructure in iptc.cpp file of Exiv2 0.26. An attacker could cause a crash or an information leak by providing a crafted image.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of Exiv2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7, up to 7.4, as they did not include support for printing IPTC Photo Metadata.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4.4
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read