CVE-2018-5772 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted TIFF file due to uncontrolled recursion in the Exiv2 image metadata library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-5772?
CVE-2018-5772 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Exiv2 Exiv2, published on 18 Jan 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In Exiv2 0.26, there is a segmentation fault caused by uncontrolled recursion in the Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function in the image.cpp file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted tif file.
Weakness: CWE-674
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5772?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Exiv2 Exiv2.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5772?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-5772 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5772 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Exiv2 Exiv2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5fh8-wc7h-jjmx.