| Name | CVE-2018-8976 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3265-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 903813 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| exiv2 (PTS) | bullseye | 0.27.3-3+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 0.27.3-3+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.27.6-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 0.28.3+dfsg-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| exiv2 | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| exiv2 | source | buster | 0.25-4+deb10u4 | | DLA-3265-1 | |
| exiv2 | source | (unstable) | 0.27.2-6 | low | | 903813 |
Notes
[stretch] - exiv2 <ignored> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - exiv2 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/246
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/256