CVE-2008-2696

Public Exploit

Description

Exiv2 0.16 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero and application crash) via a zero value in Nikon lens information in the metadata of an image, related to "pretty printing" and the RationalValue::toLong function.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.67% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.exiv2.org/changelog.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:119 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-655-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29586 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42885 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00012.html vendor advisory
http://dev.robotbattle.com/bugs/view.php?id=0000546
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=524715 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/30519 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1766/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32273 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2696?
CVE-2008-2696 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2696?
To fix CVE-2008-2696, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2696 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2696 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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